UNSPSC 85725026: Drainage of lumbosacral disc with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of lumbosacral disc 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 0S9400Z

UNSPSC 85725026 Drainage of lumbosacral disc with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The source records six recent opportunities tagged under this code, but none involve surgical procedures or medical devices related to spinal disc drainage; instead, they cover occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical record summaries, surgical benefit network management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, specialty medical services for detained youth, and independent medical evaluations for pension determinations. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure with a device—and the purchasing activity actually occurring under this classification suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a data alignment issue. State and local procurement offices do not routinely solicit for individual surgical procedures or implantable medical devices at the Commodity level; they typically source such items through group purchasing organizations, healthcare consortia, or standing supplier agreements outside formal RFP cycles.

No recent solicitations under UNSPSC 85725026 reflect the code's stated scope. The six opportunities span Arizona (Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Boards disability medical evaluations), California (Long Beach surgical benefit management, Santa Clara County temporary health professional staffing), Washington (Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth). If this code is intended to track spinal surgical device procurement, it shows no meaningful recent activity in state and local contracting channels during the period reflected in the source material.