UNSPSC 85771618: Drainage of right upper arm with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right upper arm 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 0X9840Z

UNSPSC 85771618 Drainage of right upper arm with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement opportunities currently posted under it. The recent solicitations tagged to this code—independent medical evaluation services for public-safety pension boards, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational health surveillance, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—represent general medical administration, occupational health, and benefits management services rather than the specific procedural intervention the code nominally describes. State and local agencies are using this code to classify medical services administration and occupational health surveillance work, not orthopedic drainage procedures. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county probation departments, and county human resources divisions—a mix spanning municipal, county, and state administrative functions centered on employee and public-sector benefits management and occupational health compliance.

Recent activity appears concentrated in California, Arizona, Washington, and Florida, with the most visible opportunities spanning benefits administration and occupational health programs. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 five-year term), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out management (due October 7, 2026, targeting April 2027 go-live), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid conference August 31, 2026). The mismatch between the code's clinical-procedure nomenclature and the administrative health services being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that this code is being repurposed in state and local procurement systems to capture medical administration work broadly. Pursuit strategy should clarify with prospective clients whether this code tier actually maps to the services being bought before investing in response preparation.