UNSPSC 85515136: Drainage of lower artery with drainage device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of lower artery with drainage device, percutaneous 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 049Y30Z

UNSPSC 85515136 Drainage of lower artery with drainage device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code with no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific clinical medical procedure — drainage of a lower extremity artery using an interventional technique — but recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not match this narrow scope. Instead, the posted solicitations cover occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluation services for pension boards, surgical procedure carve-out networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency/inpatient care for youth in custody — none of which involve arterial drainage procedures or percutaneous interventional work. The mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the actual work solicited suggests either a classification error in the state and local systems issuing these opportunities or a fundamental disconnect between how UNSPSC 85515136 is defined and how procurement offices are applying it.

The geographic spread of the misclassified opportunities spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State, Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), but these locations reflect where medical services, staffing, and benefits administration are being sought — not where arterial drainage procedures would be performed. For a firm seeking to pursue procurement under UNSPSC 85515136 as defined, the code shows no decision-relevant activity. Vendors specializing in interventional vascular supplies, equipment, or training should monitor whether state and local procurement offices correct the classification or continue to misapply the code to broader healthcare procurement categories.