UNSPSC 85502426: Drainage of innominate artery with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of innominate artery 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 039240Z

UNSPSC 85502426, Drainage of innominate artery with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code with no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, yet recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code concern occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical record summaries, surgical benefit programs, and youth detention healthcare services—none of which involve the drainage procedure named in the code's technical definition. This classification mismatch indicates either a systematic tagging error or that the code is not actually used to procure the procedure it nominally describes within the state and local market.

State and local buyers appear to use this code incorrectly or the code itself does not align with how health systems, counties, and municipalities structure procurement for medical procedures and services. Until recent opportunities demonstrate actual procurement of the specific procedure named in the code, activity under UNSPSC 85502426 should not be pursued based on the code's definition.