UNSPSC 85771612: Drainage of left elbow region with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left elbow region with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0X9C40Z

UNSPSC 85771612 Drainage of left elbow region with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement opportunities posted under it. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent solicitations tagged to this code are not procurement of that procedure or related medical devices. Instead, the opportunities reflect health plan administration, occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which constitute procurement of elbow drainage procedures or the devices required for them.

The mismatch between the code's clinical scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a classification error in how these opportunities were tagged or a fundamental disconnect in how this particular UNSPSC code is applied within state and local procurement systems. The recent opportunities span the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for disability determinations), the City of Long Beach (surgical procedure carve-out benefits), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary health professional staffing). None of these solicitations involve procurement of drainage procedures or associated surgical devices. Given the absence of relevant recent activity under this code, pursue opportunities only after verifying that the UNSPSC classification has been corrected to match the intended scope of work.