UNSPSC 85641859: Removal of drainage device from lower extremity subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from lower extremity subcutaneous tissue and fascia, 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 0JPW00Z

UNSPSC 85641859, Removal of drainage device from lower extremity subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach, is a Commodity code that state and local government procurement records show bears no meaningful relationship to actual current purchasing activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve removal of drainage devices from lower extremity tissue.

Activity under this code spans state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries), county government (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara County Health System, Collier County), and municipal entities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with proposals due October 16, 2026 (RTMRFP26001), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services with proposals due October 9, 2026 (RFP20260825), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification-based solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary categories with proposals due October 7, 2026 (RFSQHHSFY270052). Activity is distributed across Arizona, Washington, California, and Florida. The categorical mismatch between the UNSPSC code's surgical-procedure designation and the health-services and staffing work actually being solicited suggests either systematic tagging error in state and local procurement systems or code-scope drift that has rendered this Commodity code unreliable as a market signal.