UNSPSC 85612218: Removal of radioactive element from hepatobiliary duct, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of radioactive element from hepatobiliary duct, external 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 0FPBX1Z

UNSPSC 85612218 Removal of radioactive element from hepatobiliary duct, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal medical procedure scope. The six most recent opportunities posted under or near this code—spanning Phoenix, Long Beach, Washington State, Harris County, Collier County, and Santa Clara County—involve independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out networks, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention emergency care, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve removal of radioactive elements or hepatobiliary procedures of any kind, and the code appears to be a tagging artifact rather than a genuine match to the work being procured.

The mismatch suggests the code is either assigned in error by issuing bodies' procurement systems or reflects a data-entry error at the source. State and local governments issuing under this code include county health systems (Santa Clara), county government human resources and procurement divisions (Collier, Harris), municipal retirement offices (Phoenix), public utilities (Washington State Ferries), and cities (Long Beach). Activity clusters in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no apparent geographic concentration. Absent genuine hepatobiliary or radioactive-element procurement opportunities, this code does not present a meaningful pursuit signal for business development professionals focused on medical procedure contracting in state and local markets.