UNSPSC 85622530: Removal of drainage device from parathyroid gland, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from parathyroid gland, 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 0GPR40Z

UNSPSC 85622530 Removal of drainage device from parathyroid gland, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—and actual state and local procurement activity under this classification. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect parathyroid drainage procedures; instead, they span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees and their dependents. This code appears to be capturing a broad range of healthcare services and benefits administration that fall outside the narrow procedural definition. State and local issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county human resources divisions, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county probation departments, reflecting a mix of administrative healthcare procurement across general-purpose local governments and specialized public health agencies.

Recent activity concentrates in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with the most concrete opportunities showing Arizona's City of Phoenix Retirement Office requesting independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years); the City of Long Beach seeking surgical center-of-excellence carve-out services for its Anthem PPO plan (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation soliciting occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, pre-bid August 31, 2026); Collier County, Florida requesting pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees with historical annual pharmacy spending around $8.7 million (RFP 25-8414, with a submission deadline that has passed); and Santa Clara County, California establishing a multi-award qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing (RFQ RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code's application to these opportunities does not align with its stated procedural definition, suggesting either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or significant mission creep in how this Commodity category is being used in state and local procurement systems.