UNSPSC 85724541: Revision of drainage device in lumbosacral joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of drainage device in lumbosacral joint, 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 0SW300Z

UNSPSC 85724541 Revision of drainage device in lumbosacral joint, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment between its nominal medical-device scope and recent state and local opportunities. The posted opportunities do not describe procurement of lumbosacral drainage devices or related orthopedic surgical hardware. Instead, the code has been applied to service-oriented health benefit administration and staffing contracts spanning medical record review, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing placement — none of which involves revision of spinal drainage devices or surgical implants. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal workforce health programs, state transportation departments, county health systems, and county probation authorities, indicating use across diverse public-sector health administration rather than medical device procurement in its traditional sense.

Recent opportunities tagged under this code originate in Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County, Collier County), Washington State (WSDOT Ferries), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation). The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services for public safety disability benefit determinations, with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026. The County of Santa Clara Health System issued RFSQHHSFY270052 establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code appears to function as a catch-all for health-service administration rather than orthopedic device procurement, suggesting either upstream taxonomy misclassification or inconsistent coding practice at issuing agencies.