UNSPSC 85891545: High dose rate (hdr) brachytherapy of thorax lymphatics using palladium 103 (pd-103)

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a radiation therapy intervention or procedure of high dose rate (hdr) brachytherapy of thorax lymphatics 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 D7159BZ

UNSPSC 85891545 High dose rate brachytherapy of thorax lymphatics using palladium 103 (Pd-103) is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific radiation oncology service — high dose rate brachytherapy targeting thoracic lymphatic structures using palladium-103 — but recent state and local solicitations under this code do not reflect clinical radiation therapy services. Instead, the single recent opportunity in the dataset is County of Santa Clara Health System's request for qualified vendors to provide temporary health professional staffing services across ancillary clinical categories including audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, respiratory care, sterile processing, and surgical services. This staffing pool vehicle excludes nursing, physician, and non-clinical roles, and operates as a multiple-award qualification list with no guaranteed work volume and case-by-case scope negotiation. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual solicitation signals either a tagging error in the underlying procurement record or minimal recent activity under the code's intended commodity definition.

Geographic activity is limited to California based on the single recorded opportunity. County of Santa Clara Health System posted the temporary staffing RFQ on July 7, 2026, with proposals due October 7, 2026, under a non-exclusive multiple-award model with a five-year potential list duration. The code appears dormant or misaligned for pursuit of genuine brachytherapy services at the state and local level; firms active in radiation oncology service delivery or staffing should verify the actual commodity scope with issuing bodies before investing proposal effort, as the nominal code definition and recent procurement activity diverge substantially.