UNSPSC 85761857: Removal of radioactive element from left pleural cavity, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of radioactive element from left pleural cavity, 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 0WPB01Z

UNSPSC 85761857 Removal of radioactive element from left pleural cavity, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The six recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for disability retirement determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and pediatric detention healthcare services—none of which involve radioactive-element removal or thoracic interventions aligned with the code's nominal scope. The mismatch suggests that state and local procurement systems are applying this code as a catch-all for medical and health services procurement rather than using it to tag radiological or surgical procedures.

The issuing bodies in the recent block include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), a county board of commissioners (Collier County, Florida), a county health system (Santa Clara County, California), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County, Texas), a city retirement office (Phoenix, Arizona), and a city health plan administrator (Long Beach, California). Geographic coverage spans the Pacific Northwest, Southwest, Southeast, and California. Because the code does not reflect actual radioactive-element procurement in state and local markets, opportunities under this code carry no reliable signal for vendors in radiological or surgical-device supply chains.