UNSPSC 85543134: Drainage of right axillary lymphatic with drainage device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right axillary lymphatic 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 079530Z

UNSPSC 85543134 Drainage of right axillary lymphatic with drainage device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure involving lymphatic drainage with a device placement, yet the six recent opportunities tagged under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involve lymphatic drainage procedures or surgical devices. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or vendor-submitted miscategorization during opportunity posting.

The geographic spread of opportunities spans Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries occupational surveillance), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Arizona (City of Phoenix), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with issuing bodies including state departments, county governments, cities, and county health systems. No recent opportunities reflect the actual medical procedure the code purports to name. Given the substantial gap between the code's nominal scope and the work being solicited, this code does not represent an actionable procurement lane for vendors in medical device or surgical procedure markets at the state and local level.