UNSPSC 85761758: Removal of drainage device from chest wall, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from chest wall, 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 0WP8X0Z

UNSPSC 85761758 Removal of drainage device from chest wall, external approach is a Commodity code that state and local governments apply to medical evaluation, occupational health surveillance, and clinical staffing procurement—a misalignment between the code's nominal clinical procedure scope and the actual work being solicited. The recent opportunities posted under this code show little activity directly related to thoracic drainage-device removal and instead reflect health benefit administration, disability medical evaluation, occupational medicine oversight, emergency/specialty care coordination, and temporary clinical staffing. State and local issuing bodies currently buying under this code include city retirement offices (Phoenix), county governments and health systems (Santa Clara, Collier, Harris County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipal employee benefits programs (Long Beach). The scope of work spans medical record summarization and disability benefit determination support, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, surgical procedure carve-out management through Centers of Excellence networks, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing across ancillary specialties, and emergency inpatient/specialty care coordination for detained youth.

Recent activity is geographically dispersed across Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office), California (Long Beach, Collier County, Santa Clara), Washington State (WSDOT), and Texas (Harris County). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applications, due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations statewide, proposals due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference held August 31, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System RFSQHHSFY270052 for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (excluding nursing and physicians), proposals due October 7, 2026, establishing a non-exclusive multiple-award qualified vendor pool with no guaranteed work. The code shows low volume overall and limited correlation to its stated clinical procedure designation; firms should verify code alignment with actual procurement need before pursuing opportunities tagged to this code.