UNSPSC 85762936: Removal of drainage device from upper back, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from upper back, 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 0WPK00Z

UNSPSC 85762936 Removal of drainage device from upper back, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not align with the surgical procedure specified in the code's name. Instead, the opportunities solicited are for inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve drainage-device removal or the surgical interventions contemplated by the code's scope.

The mismatch between the code's clinical specification and the actual procurement activity suggests either miscoding on the issuing bodies' part or use of this code as a catch-all taxonomy entry for broader health services contracting. State and local procurement offices issuing under this code span county correctional facilities (Muscogee County Prison), county human resources and benefits management (Collier County), county health plans (Monroe County), behavioral health services (San Mateo County), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica). Without recent opportunities directly addressing drainage-device removal or comparable surgical supplies and services, pursuit under this code is not presently warranted.