UNSPSC 85601539: Drainage of appendix with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of appendix with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0D9J40Z

UNSPSC 85601539 Drainage of appendix with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited by state and local governments in recent opportunities. The code nominally describes a clinical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code are instead soliciting comprehensive healthcare management services — inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management administration, virtual primary and urgent care platform services, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director oversight. These opportunities span correctional healthcare, employee health benefits administration, virtual care delivery, mental health services, and emergency medical services oversight, none of which align with the code's clinical procedure classification.

State and local issuers using this code in recent months include correctional authorities (Muscogee County Prison, administered through Columbus Consolidated Government), county human resources and benefits offices (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Monroe County Board of County Commissioners), county behavioral health agencies (San Mateo County Health, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica Fire Department). The geographic spread spans Georgia, Florida, California, and beyond. Representative recent solicitations include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026, with current monthly spend of $95,537.71), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 members with historical annual spend of $8.7 million (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's virtual primary and urgent care RFP (due April 16, 2026, effective October 1, 2026). The code appears to be a classification error or misalignment rather than a genuine taxonomy match to the healthcare management services being procured.