UNSPSC 85631979: Removal of radioactive element from right breast, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of radioactive element from right breast, 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 0HPT01Z

UNSPSC 85631979, Removal of radioactive element from right breast, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a highly specific surgical procedure—removal of radioactive implant material from breast tissue—yet the six recent opportunities posted under this code classify unrelated health services including disability medical evaluations, surgical carve-out benefits for large public employee plans, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical specialties. None of these solicitations involve radioactive element removal or even breast surgery; the classification mismatch suggests either a systematic tagging error in the state and local procurement system or that the code does not reflect genuine buying activity in state and local markets.

The issuing bodies span diverse jurisdiction types—city retirement offices (Phoenix), large municipalities (Long Beach, Seattle via WSDOT), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County, Collier County)—and the recent opportunities cluster around employee health benefit administration, occupational health compliance, specialty medical networks, and clinical staffing rather than surgical oncology or interventional radiology procedures. Geographic activity appears scattered across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington with no concentration in any single jurisdiction or region. Given the absence of actual breast surgical procurement and the presence of six unrelated health-administration opportunities, this code warrants skipping or close review with the issuing bodies to confirm whether a classification error exists; vendors pursuing surgical or oncology services should not rely on this code's recent activity record as a guide to state and local demand.