UNSPSC 85731338: Removal of drainage device from bladder, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from bladder, external 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 0TPBX0Z

UNSPSC 85731338 "Removal of drainage device from bladder, external approach" is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity: the code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it are instead purchasing occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-outs for Centers of Excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these solicitations involve bladder drainage device removal or related urological procedures. The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara Health System, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), city retirement boards (City of Phoenix), and local municipalities (City of Long Beach), indicating broad cross-sector use of this code despite its narrow technical name. The geographic spread includes Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas, reflecting national activity.

The recent opportunities show no coherent purchasing pattern under this code's stated commodity scope. Representative current solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations for 75 annual applications, due October 16, 2026 with $750,000 maximum compensation over five years; the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification-based solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026; Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 members; and the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical Centers of Excellence carve-out programs for orthopedic, cardiac, spine, and oncology procedures. The code appears to be a mislabeling artifact rather than a meaningful procurement category for this work. Vendors should verify whether opportunities tagged to this code align with their service offerings before pursuing.