UNSPSC 85482809: Drainage of brachial plexus with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of brachial plexus with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 019340Z

UNSPSC 85482809 "Drainage of brachial plexus with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach" is a Commodity code that bears no meaningful relationship to the state and local contract opportunities posted under it. The recent solicitations—independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention medical care, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—involve administrative healthcare services, occupational medicine programs, and workforce staffing, none of which align with the surgical procedure named in the code. The code's nominal scope specifies a highly specialized neurological surgical technique (brachial plexus drainage via percutaneous endoscopic approach), a service that does not appear in any of the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to this code.

The apparent misclassification suggests either a data-entry error or a categorical mismatch in how this code has been applied by issuing bodies. No state or local government procurement officer has recently solicited this specific surgical procedure or related drainage-device services. For business development purposes, this code shows no active, genuine market signal among state and local buyers. Firms pursuing opportunities in occupational medicine networks, disability evaluation services, or temporary clinical staffing should monitor codes more closely aligned with those service lines; this code does not warrant active pursuit at this time.