UNSPSC 85641455: Removal of reservoir from trunk subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of reservoir from trunk subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous 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 0JPT3WZ

UNSPSC 85641455 Removal of reservoir from trunk subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code involve occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits, and specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which involve the surgical removal of subcutaneous tissue reservoirs. The code appears to have been incorrectly applied to health services and benefits administration procurements that fall outside its stated scope.

No relevant recent opportunities for the actual clinical service named in the code are present in the source material. State and local procurement professionals should verify code assignments with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities posted under this classification, as the mismatch between the code definition and the work being solicited suggests either tagging errors or mission creep in the taxonomy application by the responsible procurement offices.