UNSPSC 85891115: Low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of spinal cord using palladium 103 (pd-103)

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 palladium 103 (pd-103). 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 D016BBZ

UNSPSC 85891115 Low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy of spinal cord using palladium 103 (Pd-103) is a Commodity code that shows minimal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specialized oncology treatment — low-dose-rate brachytherapy targeting spinal cord lesions using radioactive palladium seed implantation — a highly technical medical procedure requiring specialized equipment, trained radiologists, and radiation safety protocols. State and local health systems do solicit clinical staffing, equipment maintenance, and ancillary medical services regularly, but the recent opportunity in the available dataset does not reflect procurement under this specific code.

The County of Santa Clara Health System posted an RFQ (RFSQHHSFY270052) on July 7, 2026, for temporary health professional staffing services across 13 ancillary clinical categories — including audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, respiratory care, surgical services, and therapy services — with proposals due October 7, 2026. This opportunity is a non-exclusive, multiple-award qualification vehicle with no guaranteed work volume and a five-year term. However, the solicitation explicitly excludes nursing, physicians, and other non-clinical roles, and makes no reference to brachytherapy, oncology specialties, or the radiation-therapy procedures this code describes. The mismatch suggests the code has been applied to this opportunity incorrectly or that the available dataset contains no recent state and local procurement aligned with the code's actual scope of work.