UNSPSC 85662964: Revision of drainage device in lower tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of drainage device in lower tendon, 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 0LWY00Z

UNSPSC 85662964 Revision of drainage device in lower tendon, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities in the source. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—does not match the work actually being solicited under it in recent months. The opportunities posted are for occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix), Centers of Excellence surgical carve-out management (City of Long Beach), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody (Harris County), and temporary health professional staffing (County of Santa Clara). None of these solicitations involve drainage device revision or lower tendon procedures at the procedural or clinical level the code name denotes.

The issuing bodies span state agencies, county governments, and one city, but the underlying opportunities are health plan administration, occupational health programs, and staffing services rather than surgical procedures. Geographic activity appears in Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. The code shows little relevant recent activity—the mismatch between the code's narrow procedural definition and the broad health administration and staffing services being purchased suggests either miscoding on the part of issuing bodies or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy and current state and local health procurement practice. Vendors should verify code alignment directly with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities tagged to this code.