UNSPSC 85761939: Drainage of mediastinum, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of mediastinum, 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 0W9C0ZZ

UNSPSC 85761939 Drainage of mediastinum, open approach is a Commodity code nominally tied to a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities show no procurement activity aligned with that clinical scope. The code has been tagged to opportunities spanning independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, surgical care carve-outs and Centers of Excellence networks, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. These solicitations concern health plan administration, occupational health compliance, and clinical staffing coordination—none of which involve mediastinal drainage or the procedural-level surgical work the code's name suggests. The mismatch indicates the code has been applied inconsistently to health and medical contracting opportunities that fall outside its nominal scope.

The issuing bodies are a mix of city retirement offices, municipal health plans, state transportation departments, county juvenile and health systems, and county benefits administrations across Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and Santa Clara County Health System have all tagged recent opportunities to this code between July and September 2026, with response dates ranging from September 25 through October 16, 2026. None of the opportunities represent procurement of the surgical procedure the code nominally describes. Given the absence of relevant recent activity and the code's persistent misapplication to administrative and staffing health contracting, pursuit under this code is not recommended without first confirming the correct UNSPSC classification for the specific service or product line being targeted.