UNSPSC 85573319: Removal of drainage device from diaphragm, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from diaphragm, 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 0BPT00Z

UNSPSC 85573319 Removal of drainage device from diaphragm, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its clinical scope. The six recent opportunities posted across Arizona, California, Washington State, Texas, and Florida under this code—covering independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—do not reflect procurement of the specific surgical procedure named in the code. State and local health procurement offices appear to be tagging these broader clinical and administrative services incorrectly under this narrow procedural code, creating a systematic mismatch between code semantics and actual buying patterns.

The opportunities that do appear show fragmented issuing bodies—city retirement offices, city employee benefits programs, state transportation departments, county juvenile justice systems, county human resources functions, and county health systems—across multiple states with no repeat buyers evident in the recent block. Because the opportunities are misaligned with the code's stated scope, this code does not present a reliable signal for business development targeting state and local procurement of the procedure itself. Firms pursuing drainage-device removal or related thoracic procedures should verify actual UNSPSC assignment through direct inquiry to relevant issuing bodies or monitor procurement systems for opportunities tagged under cardiothoracic, thoracic, or general surgery codes instead.