UNSPSC 85642653: Removal of drainage device from head and neck 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 head and neck 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 0JPS00Z

UNSPSC 85642653 Removal of drainage device from head and neck subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 and tagged under this medical-procedure code — independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical carve-out benefit programs (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (Santa Clara County Health System) — involve contract administration, benefit design, clinical staffing, and medical evaluation services rather than surgical procedures or drainage-device removal. The code's nominal scope appears orthogonal to the actual scope of work being procured under its tag.

The mismatch suggests that state and local procurement systems are either applying this code incorrectly to health-service contracting opportunities or that the code itself carries different operational meaning in that context than its clinical descriptor implies. No issuing body appears more than once; geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. With no traceable demand for the specific surgical procedure the code names, this code warrants close verification before pursuit.