UNSPSC 85541764: Drainage of thoracic duct with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of thoracic duct with drainage device, 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 079K00Z

UNSPSC 85541764 Drainage of thoracic duct with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—does not align with the state and local contract opportunities posted under it. The recent solicitations attached to this code capture independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve thoracic duct drainage or surgical drainage devices. State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged these medical and health services opportunities with a procedure-specific clinical code rather than a broader health services or staffing code, creating a mismatch between the code's nominal meaning and actual purchasing activity.

The jurisdictions posting under this code include city retirement boards, large municipalities, state transportation departments, county health systems, and county probation authorities—a wide issuing-body mix spanning Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, Santa Clara County Health System), Washington (Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County). Recent opportunities target professional staffing, managed care services, and medical surveillance rather than medical devices or procedures. The code shows little substantive activity aligned to its stated scope, suggesting that vendors pursuing surgical drainage equipment or related procedural services should verify that state and local procurement offices in target jurisdictions use more clinically or commercially appropriate UNSPSC codes before pursuing opportunities tagged to this commodity.