UNSPSC 85761780: Change drainage device in chest wall, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to change drainage device in 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 0W28X0Z

UNSPSC 85761780 Change drainage device in chest wall, external approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a clinical procedure for managing chest-wall fluid drainage. However, the most recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code show little activity aligned with that specific procedure. Instead, the code's recent posting stream reflects a broad mix of healthcare service procurement — inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services, and emergency medical services medical direction — none of which directly involve chest-wall drainage device changes. The issuing bodies are a county correctional authority (Muscogee County Prison, Columbus Consolidated Government), two county health-benefits purchasers (Collier County Board of County Commissioners and Monroe County Board of County Commissioners), a county behavioral health authority (San Mateo County Health), and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica Fire Department). The mismatch between the code's clinical scope and the services actually being solicited suggests either misclassification at posting or that this code is not the primary taxonomy vehicle for this type of procurement activity in state and local government.

The recent opportunities span Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County and Santa Monica), indicating geographic scatter with no concentration. Representative solicitations include Muscogee County Prison's RFP No. 26-0008 for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's request for Virtual Primary & Urgent Care Services for approximately 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026). Because the code's nominal scope—a specific chest-wall drainage procedure—does not correspond to any of these opportunities, business development professionals should verify whether this code is the correct assignment for target sectors before committing resources to pursuit under it.