UNSPSC 85513833: Drainage of hepatic artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of hepatic artery, 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 04934ZZ

UNSPSC 85513833 Drainage of hepatic artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code—independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—do not align with hepatic artery drainage or percutaneous endoscopic procedures. State and local buyers appear to have tagged these opportunities incorrectly against the code's taxonomy, or the code is being misapplied to broader healthcare procurement categories.

The mismatch between the code's scope and the actual solicitations it receives suggests this Commodity code is not a reliable filter for procurement opportunity identification in state and local markets. Firms evaluating this code should verify the accurate UNSPSC classification for their target service lines rather than rely on this code's posting history.