UNSPSC 85571455: Drainage of carina, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of carina, via natural or artificial opening. 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 0B927ZZ

UNSPSC 85571455 Drainage of carina, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code showing minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal clinical scope—a specific otolaryngological procedure—does not match the actual work being solicited under this code designation. Recent opportunities posted against this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for public safety retirement determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employee health plans, and emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these services involve drainage of the carina or relate to the procedural intervention the code describes. The issuing bodies include state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and departments (Santa Clara Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County), and city government (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). The mismatch between code nomenclature and actual procurement scope suggests either systematic miscoding or administrative assignment of opportunities to a default medical services code without attention to procedural specificity.

The geographic spread spans Washington, California, Arizona, Texas, and Florida. Recent representative opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations, due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel, with a $750,000 five-year contract maximum, due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs through Centers of Excellence, due October 7, 2026; and Collier County's RFP for Pharmacy Benefit Management services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members, with historical pharmacy spending near $8.7 million annually. The code shows no relevance to the procedural drainage service its name describes and offers limited strategic value for vendors pursuing work aligned with the nominal code scope.