UNSPSC 85592009: Removal of radioactive element from mesentery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of radioactive element from mesentery, 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 0DPV31Z

UNSPSC 85592009 Removal of radioactive element from mesentery, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that exhibits minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical specification—a radiologic interventional procedure for radioactive material removal—does not match the scope of recent state and local solicitations tagged under it. The opportunities posted between July and September 2026 instead reflect procurement for occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these services involve radiologic intervention or radioactive-material handling. The mismatch suggests either a systematic misclassification in the source data or a divergence between the code's intended scope and how state and local procurement offices are tagging health services contracts.

The recent opportunities span diverse issuing bodies—city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), state transportation departments (Washington), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), and county human resources divisions (Collier County)—but none involve the procedural work the code nominally describes. Geographic activity centers on California, Arizona, Washington, and Texas, but the absence of procurement aligned to the code's actual scope means the category carries limited business-development relevance for firms positioned in interventional radiology or nuclear medicine services. Prospective bidders should verify UNSPSC assignment before pursuit; the code does not reflect viable opportunity pipelines in state and local markets.