UNSPSC 85892676: Low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of pleura 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 pleura 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 DB15B8Z

UNSPSC 85892676 Low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of pleura using iridium 192 (ir-192), a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The single recent opportunity posted under this code — County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQHHSFY270052 for temporary health professional staffing services — is unrelated to the code's nominal scope of specialized oncology radiation therapy. The solicitation covers ancillary clinical staffing across audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, health services assistance, medical social work, ophthalmology, orthopedic services, patient transport, respiratory care, sterile processing, surgical and operating room services, and therapy services. This mismatch suggests either a data-tagging error in the source or a code that does not reflect actual state and local health procurement activity around brachytherapy services.

Without recent opportunities properly tagged to this Commodity code, no pattern of issuing bodies, geographic concentration, or representative procurement activity can be characterized. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as dormant in the state and local space and investigate whether health systems and state health departments are acquiring brachytherapy services under related Family or Class codes, or whether such procurement occurs primarily through federal channels, group purchasing organizations, or direct vendor relationships outside the RFP/RFQ notice cycle.