UNSPSC 85571458: Drainage of trachea via natural or artificial opening drainage device, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of trachea via natural or artificial opening drainage device, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. 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 0B9180Z

UNSPSC 85571458 Drainage of trachea via natural or artificial opening drainage device, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that carries a medical-procedure nomenclature but shows little alignment with what state and local governments actually procure under it. The recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code span independent medical evaluation services, surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits, occupational medical surveillance, specialty and emergency medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which directly involve tracheal drainage procedures or endoscopic interventions. The opportunities instead reflect broader health plan administration, clinical staffing, and occupational health services that fall outside the scope suggested by the code's technical name.

Activity under this code designation appears limited and geographically dispersed across Arizona, California, Washington State, and Texas, with issuing bodies including municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), county health systems and human services departments (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipal employee benefits programs (City of Long Beach). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). The mismatch between the code's clinical descriptor and the procurements tagged to it suggests either miscoding in the opportunities database or that this UNSPSC category is not a primary vehicle for tracheal drainage or related endoscopic procedures in state and local contracting.