UNSPSC 85782950: Drainage of right lower extremity with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right lower extremity with drainage device, 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 0Y9900Z

UNSPSC 85782950 Drainage of right lower extremity with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — a specific orthopedic surgical procedure — does not align with the opportunities posted under this UNSPSC identifier. The six recent opportunities span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (Phoenix), surgical carve-out benefits for employee health plans (Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (Santa Clara County Health System). None of these solicitations concern drainage procedures or related implantable devices.

State and local procurement systems occasionally apply UNSPSC codes to opportunities that fall outside the code's intended scope. In this case, the recent activity suggests systematic tagging misalignment rather than genuine demand for the product or service the code describes. Business development professionals should verify the actual commodity or service lines sought by individual issuing bodies through direct RFP review rather than relying on this code assignment to signal procurement demand.