UNSPSC 85503841: Drainage of upper artery with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of upper 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 039Y40Z

UNSPSC 85503841 Drainage of upper artery with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure code, but recent solicitations tagged under this UNSPSC do not reflect procurement of that medical service line. Instead, recent opportunities under this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency/specialty medical services for detained youth. These divergent scopes suggest either category-assignment variation across issuing systems or that the code is being applied inconsistently by posting jurisdictions. Issuers include state health and transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation, County of Santa Clara Health System), county boards and departments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix). The work being solicited ranges from occupational health examinations and medical record summary services to medical staffing pool qualification and PBM administration rather than procedural surgical interventions.

The recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The Washington State Department of Transportation is soliciting occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals statewide with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office is requesting independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations with a $750,000 five-year contract ceiling and proposals due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach is seeking surgical benefit carve-out management for Centers of Excellence with proposals due October 7, 2026 and contract execution targeted for April 1, 2027; Collier County Board of County Commissioners is procuring pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees with an estimated $8.7 million annual spend and a three-year initial term running January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028; and the County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a non-exclusive multi-award vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 clinical categories with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code exhibits no clear concentration of procurement activity under a single service category or issuing jurisdiction, and the procedural-code nature of the UNSPSC designation appears disconnected from the administrative and occupational health services actually being bought.