UNSPSC 85762829: Removal of radioactive element from upper back, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of radioactive element from upper back, 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 0WPKX1Z

UNSPSC 85762829 Removal of radioactive element from upper back, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities filed under this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management services, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction—do not align with the code's clinical radiation-oncology scope. State and local governments do not appear to be soliciting surgical removal of radioactive implants or brachytherapy source extraction under this taxonomy entry. The mismatch suggests either miscoding at the source agency or that the code does not map accurately to state and local health care and corrections procurement as currently practiced.

No actionable solicitations exist under this code in the current market. If your firm pursues state and local opportunities in corrections medical services, county employee health plan administration, or municipal fire department physician services, those activities are being tagged under different UNSPSC codes that better reflect the work being bought. A review of recent RFPs from Muscogee County (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and Santa Monica (California) demonstrates robust procurement of managed health care, pharmacy administration, and occupational health services, but none of those opportunities are correctly categorized under radiation-element removal. Verify with your customers' procurement offices whether they have reclassified this code or use it only for specialized oncology referral management, if at all.