UNSPSC 85761945: Drainage of chest wall, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of chest wall, 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 0W980ZZ

UNSPSC 85761945 Drainage of chest wall, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code tag cover institutional healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual care delivery, peer support programs, and medical direction — none of which involve chest wall drainage or surgical procedures. The mismatch suggests either misclassification at posting or a systematic tagging error affecting this code's reliability as a procurement signal.

The five recent opportunities spanning April 2026 back through February 2026 originate from a geographically dispersed mix of issuing bodies: Muscogee County (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and the City of Santa Monica (California). These include an inmate medical and pharmacy services contract for a jail facility (RFP, due May 15, 2026), a pharmacy benefit management services procurement for county employees (RFP, due April 9, 2026), a virtual primary and urgent care platform for county members (RFP, due April 16, 2026), a peer support pilot for behavioral health workers (RFP, due July 2, 2025), and a fire department medical director engagement (RFP, due October 16, 2025). Because the code's stated scope bears no meaningful relation to the work actually being solicited, this code should not be relied upon as a filtering mechanism for healthcare or medical services procurement targeting state and local government.