UNSPSC 85562741: Drainage of left sphenoid sinus with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left sphenoid sinus 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 099X00Z

UNSPSC 85562741 "Drainage of left sphenoid sinus with drainage device, open approach" is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The source shows no solicitations for surgical drainage procedures, implants, or related medical devices. The code shows little relevant recent activity. All six opportunities posted under this code—independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out management, occupational medical surveillance, juvenile detention medical care, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—are administrative healthcare services, consulting, or staffing arrangements that fall outside the surgical-procedure scope the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies span diverse jurisdictions: city pension boards (Phoenix), municipal governments (Long Beach, Washington State Ferries), county agencies (Harris County Juvenile Probation, Collier County, Santa Clara County Health System), and none of these opportunities involve procurement of surgical devices, drainage systems, or procedure-related medical hardware.

The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, though the posting pattern reflects general health-benefits and occupational-services activity rather than procurement aligned to the code's nominal medical-device classification. A business development professional should note that this code does not correlate with active state and local purchasing in surgical procedure supplies or related equipment. The mismatch between the code definition and actual posted opportunities suggests either a tagging error in the underlying procurement system or that the code is used infrequently and inconsistently by state and local buyers. Pursuing opportunities under this code would require clarification of whether issuing bodies are seeking actual surgical drainage devices or whether the code has been misapplied to unrelated healthcare services procurement.