UNSPSC 85642934: Drainage of perineum subcutaneous tissue and fascia with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of perineum subcutaneous tissue and fascia with drainage device, 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 0J9B00Z

UNSPSC 85642934 Drainage of perineum subcutaneous tissue and fascia with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal surgical scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve surgical procedures or medical device placement; instead, they reflect a mismatch between the code assignment and the work actually being solicited. State and local health agencies and public employee retirement systems are using this code to classify opportunities in occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, disability medical evaluations, specialty procedure coordination, and youth detention medical services — none of which align with the code's stated surgical drainage procedure. This classification divergence suggests either systematic miscoding or use of this code as a placeholder for broader healthcare service categories that state and local procurement systems have not tagged to more appropriate classifications. No state or local procurement opportunities for actual perineal drainage procedures with surgical devices appear in the recent solicitation record.

The geographic span of mislabeled opportunities includes California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), Arizona (Phoenix), Washington State (WSDOT Ferries), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), with issuing bodies spanning municipal human resources departments, county health systems, state transportation agencies, county juvenile justice departments, and county procurement offices. Representative recent activity under this code includes the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for disability benefit determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026 with pre-bid August 31); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Business development professionals pursuing contracts under this code should treat it as unreliable for target identification and verify the actual scope of work before pursuing any opportunity tagged to this classification.