UNSPSC 85671216: Drainage of perineum bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of perineum bursa and ligament, percutaneous 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 0M9K3ZZ

UNSPSC 85671216 Drainage of perineum bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose abstract name does not align with state and local procurement activity currently being solicited under it. The recent opportunities block shows no relevant medical procedure purchasing; instead, the code appears in solicitations for occupational medical surveillance services, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in detention, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these activities involve drainage procedures, percutaneous interventions, or the specific anatomical scope the code's name implies.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the recent solicitations suggests either a classification error in how state and local procurement offices have tagged these opportunities or a significant divergence between the UNSPSC taxonomy definition and actual buying practice under this code. Without solicitations that actually procure drainage of perineum bursa and ligament procedures or related services, this code shows little decision-relevant activity for firms pursuing state and local work in its stated commodity area. Practitioners evaluating opportunities tagged to this code should verify the actual scope of work in each RFP or RFQ carefully rather than relying on the code name alone.