UNSPSC 85732318: Drainage of left ureter, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left ureter, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. 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 0T978ZZ

UNSPSC 85732318 Drainage of left ureter, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific urological procedure; however, the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with the code's clinical scope. The opportunities instead span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and emergency youth detention medical services—none of which involve ureteral drainage procedures. The code appears to have been misapplied to health care administrative and benefit-management activities rather than the specific surgical intervention the code names. State and local governments issuing under this code include cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), counties (Collier, Santa Clara, Harris), and state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation). The issuing bodies are pursuing medical evaluation contracting, occupational health programs, and ancillary clinical staffing rather than the procedure the code describes.

Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year contract value and an October 16, 2026 response deadline; the City of Long Beach issued an RFP for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program with response due October 7, 2026 and contract execution targeted for April 1, 2027; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFB for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with proposals due October 9, 2026 and award anticipated by November 30, 2026; Collier County Procurement Services issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services with historical spending around $8.7 million annually; and the County of Santa Clara Health System established a multiple-award qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code does not reflect coherent recent procurement activity aligned with its nominal definition, and firms evaluating opportunities under this code should verify that tagged solicitations match their actual service capabilities before pursuing.