UNSPSC 85703928: Drainage of right tibia with drainage device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right tibia with drainage device, 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 0Q9G30Z

UNSPSC 85703928 Drainage of right tibia with drainage device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful alignment with recent state and local government procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure — percutaneous drainage of the right tibia with device placement — yet the six recent opportunities tagged under it across Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida concern occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefits carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in detention. None of these solicitations involve the procurement or provision of tibia drainage procedures or related surgical implants or devices. The mismatch suggests either a systemic UNSPSC coding error in the state and local procurement databases or opportunistic tagging unrelated to the code's actual scope.

The recent opportunities instead reflect state and local government demand for health plan administration, occupational health services, and temporary clinical staffing — categories that sit well outside orthopedic procedure procurement. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, RFP RTMRFP26001, October 16, 2026 deadline), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations, RFP RFP20260825, October 9, 2026 deadline), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, RFP RFSQHHSFY270052, October 7, 2026 deadline) represent the bulk of current activity. Business development professionals should verify coding against actual procurement needs before committing resources under this UNSPSC designation.