UNSPSC 85892695: High dose rate (hdr) brachytherapy of lung using cesium 137 (cs-137)

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a radiation therapy intervention or procedure of high dose rate (hdr) brachytherapy of lung using cesium 137 (cs-137). 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 DB1297Z

UNSPSC 85892695 High dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy of lung using cesium 137 (Cs-137) is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The single recent opportunity tagged with this code—a County of Santa Clara Health System RFQ for temporary health professional staffing services across ancillary clinical categories (Audiology, Radiology, Respiratory Care, Surgical Services, and eleven other specialties)—does not involve brachytherapy or oncology radiation therapy. The staffing solicitation is a non-exclusive, multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary clinician placement, fundamentally misaligned with the code's narrow technical scope of specialized cancer treatment delivery systems using radioactive cesium sources.

Without recent opportunities genuinely matching the commodity's scope, the code presents limited visibility into current state and local buying patterns for HDR brachytherapy equipment or services. Procurement under this code, if it occurs, likely concentrates among state health departments, large county health systems, academic medical centers, and specialized cancer treatment facilities—entities with sufficient volume and clinical infrastructure to operate HDR brachytherapy programs. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the Santa Clara Health System's staffing focus suggests either misclassification at the issuing body or limited use of this code in recent state and local contracting.