UNSPSC 85761209: Insertion of radioactive element into male perineum, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of radioactive element into male perineum, 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 0WHM01Z

UNSPSC 85761209 Insertion of radioactive element into male perineum, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's narrow clinical scope—a specific urological surgical procedure involving radioactive implantation—does not match the kinds of health services state and local governments are actually buying. Recent opportunities posted under this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical specialties. These procurements span medical administration, employee benefits management, occupational health compliance, and staffing coordination—functions entirely distinct from the procedural code's intended scope.

The mismatch suggests the code has been misapplied to these opportunities or that the taxonomic classification in the state and local systems does not track procedural medicine closely. Issuers include city retirement boards (Phoenix), municipal health authorities (Long Beach, Santa Clara County Health System), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation departments (Harris County), and county human resources divisions (Collier County). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. No recent opportunities actually solicit radioactive seed implantation services, anesthesia, surgical equipment, or related clinical supplies that would fit the code's nominal purpose. Firms evaluating this code should treat it as dormant for state and local procurement purposes and rely on alternative taxonomies or direct outreach to health systems, detention facilities, and retirement boards to identify relevant opportunities in occupational health, employee benefits management, and medical administration services.