UNSPSC 85671140: Drainage of left abdomen bursa and ligament with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left abdomen bursa and ligament 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 0M9J00Z

UNSPSC 85671140 Drainage of left abdomen bursa and ligament with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its medical-procedure scope. The code's nominal description refers to a specific surgical drainage procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not procure surgical services matching that specification. Instead, the opportunities solicited encompass occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, specialty medical procedure carve-out networks, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency/specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which involve abdominal drainage procedures or the surgical instrumentation the code name describes. This classification mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in the state and local procurement systems or a fundamental misalignment between the code's intended scope and how it is being applied in practice.

The recent opportunities span multiple state and local jurisdictions and issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix (pension disability medical evaluations), the City of Long Beach (Centers of Excellence surgical benefit programs), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for youth), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary ancillary health professional staffing). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Because the code's nominal definition and the actual solicitation scope diverge substantially, business development professionals should treat this code with caution and verify the intended UNSPSC classification with issuing bodies before investing significant pursuit effort, as the mismatch may reflect either miscoding or a broader classification issue within state procurement systems.