UNSPSC 85891117: Low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of spinal cord using iridium 192 (ir-192)

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 iridium 192 (ir-192). 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 D016B8Z

UNSPSC 85891117 Low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy of spinal cord using iridium 192 (Ir-192), a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope — a specialized radiation oncology procedure — and recent state and local procurement activity. The single recent opportunity posted under this code is the Santa Clara County Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing services across ancillary clinical categories (audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, orthopedic, respiratory care, surgical services, and therapy services), which does not involve brachytherapy or spinal cord radiation treatment. This disconnect suggests either a tagging error in the procurement system or that state and local governments are not actively soliciting brachytherapy services under this particular UNSPSC commodity code.

The Santa Clara County Health System issued RFSQHHSFY270052 on July 7, 2026, with proposals due October 7, 2026, as a non-exclusive, multiple-award vehicle establishing a qualified vendor pool with no guaranteed volume and a five-year maintenance period. The Health System explicitly excludes nursing and physician staffing, focusing instead on ancillary health professional categories where proposers may bid on one or all specialties. Given the mismatch between the code's technical medical content and the staffing-services nature of the one available opportunity, firms evaluating this code should verify whether recent opportunities are accurately tagged before allocating business development resources.