UNSPSC 85621178: Drainage of left carotid body with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left carotid body with drainage device, 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 0G9600Z

UNSPSC 85621178 Drainage of left carotid body with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure (left carotid body drainage), yet the recent opportunities tagged under it cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out benefits for public employees, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involve carotid body drainage or the clinical procedure the code nominally describes. This mismatch suggests either a systematic miscoding issue in the tagging system or that the code has been repurposed to capture broad healthcare and benefits administration services. State and local governments do not procure individual surgical procedures; they purchase medical services, staffing, and benefits administration at the program level.

The recent opportunities show no genuine activity under the code's stated scope. Issuing bodies include county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), municipalities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), and state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation). Geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid August 31), the County of Santa Clara Health System RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026). None of these solicitations address surgical procedures or clinical drainage services. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its commodity definition.