UNSPSC 85541618: Removal of intraluminal device from thoracic duct, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of intraluminal device from thoracic duct, external 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 07PKXDZ

UNSPSC 85541618 Removal of intraluminal device from thoracic duct, external approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a surgical procedure, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show no alignment with medical device removal or thoracic surgery. Instead, the opportunities reflect general occupational health, employee benefits administration, pension medical evaluation, and temporary clinical staffing services — functions that fall outside the surgical procedure scope the code nominally names. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in state and local procurement systems or a coding practice that does not reflect actual procurement intent under this identifier.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities block include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county jurisdictions (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System), and municipalities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach), spanning occupational medical surveillance, employee health benefits contracting, pension disability evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. Geographic activity appears in Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Because the code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope, opportunities are sparse; the most recent and detailed are the Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance RFP (Washington State Department of Transportation, RFP 20260825, proposals due October 9, 2026) and the City of Phoenix independent medical evaluation services RFP (RTMRFP26001, proposals due October 16, 2026). Bidders pursuing work under this code should verify that actual procurement need matches the surgical-procedure taxonomy and confirm with issuing bodies whether opportunities are correctly coded before committing resources to pursuit.