UNSPSC 85891114: Low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of spinal cord using californium 252 (cf-252)

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a radiation therapy intervention or procedure of low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of spinal cord using californium 252 (cf-252). This 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 D016BCZ

UNSPSC 85891114, Low dose rate brachytherapy of spinal cord using californium 252, is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The single recent solicitation posted under this code—Santa Clara County Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing services (due October 7, 2026)—involves recruitment and placement of clinical ancillary staff such as audiology, radiology, cardiology, gastroenterology, orthopedic, respiratory care, and surgical services professionals. This staffing service bears no meaningful relationship to the code's nominal scope of specialized radiation therapy procedures. State and local governments appear to use this code rarely, if at all, for its intended brachytherapy application.

The Santa Clara County Health System opportunity is a non-exclusive, multiple-award qualification vehicle with no guaranteed work volume; the health system may maintain the qualified vendor list for five years and contract with selected vendors as operational needs arise. Proposers may self-select categories without penalty for single-specialty focus, and qualifications will be negotiated case by case. Geographic activity is limited to Santa Clara County, California. The mismatch between the code's medical-physics definition and the actual staffing procurement suggests this code may not be actively used by state and local buyers for its intended purpose, or that the opportunity was miscoded in the source system.