UNSPSC 85541137: Drainage of right lower extremity lymphatic, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right lower extremity lymphatic, open 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 079F0ZZ

UNSPSC 85541137 Drainage of right lower extremity lymphatic, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under it by state and local bodies span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefits carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve drainage of lymphatic systems or surgical procedures aligned with the code's clinical description. This mismatch suggests either a systematic miscoding of these opportunities or that the code taxonomy does not reflect the actual work being bought by state and local procurement offices.

The six recent opportunities are spread across Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, Collier County, County of Santa Clara), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County), representing city, county, and state-level issuers. The actual purchasing activity centers on medical administration, health plan management, and temporary clinical staffing — services categories that sit outside the procedural surgery scope the code nominally covers. Given the absence of any opportunities actually soliciting surgical drainage services or related implantable devices and supplies, pursuit activity under this code is not presently viable for vendors focused on that clinical domain.