UNSPSC 85761858: Removal of drainage device from left pleural cavity, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device 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 0WPB00Z

UNSPSC 85761858 Removal of drainage device from left pleural cavity, open approach is a Commodity code, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal alignment with the clinical procedure named in the code itself. Instead, the opportunities reflect a much broader range of health services procurement — occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. State and local governments are using this code tag to procure administrative and clinical support services rather than the specific thoracic surgical procedure the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county commissioners, state transportation departments, county health systems, and county probation departments.

Activity is concentrated in California, Arizona, and Washington, with outlier opportunities in Texas and Florida. The Washington State Department of Transportation requested occupational medical surveillance services with a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026 and proposals due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services (RFP, due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years); the City of Long Beach pursued a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program (RFP, due October 7, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories (RFQ, due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive multiple-award vehicle with no guaranteed work). The code's misalignment with posted opportunities signals either tagging error in the state and local procurement system or a data classification issue; the work itself remains active and distributed across multiple jurisdictions and issuing body types, but does not represent procurement of the specific surgical procedure indicated by the UNSPSC code number.