UNSPSC 85892757: Low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of bronchus 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 bronchus 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 DB11BBZ

UNSPSC 85892757 Low dose rate brachytherapy of bronchus using palladium 103 (pd-103), a Commodity code, shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific oncological medical procedure — brachytherapy treatment of lung cancer using a radioisotope — but the most recent state and local opportunity tagged under this code does not procure that service.

The County of Santa Clara Health System posted RFQ RFSQHHSFY270052 on July 7, 2026, with a response deadline of October 7, 2026, to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing services across multiple ancillary clinical categories including audiology, cardiology and vascular, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, orthopedic, respiratory care, sterile processing, surgical and operating room, therapy services, and others — but explicitly excluding nursing, physician, and non-clinical staffing. This is a non-exclusive, multiple-award qualification vehicle with no guaranteed work, and the Health System may maintain the Qualified List for five years. The solicitation reflects operational staffing needs rather than procurement of a specific medical procedure. The code's actual activity under state and local procurement does not align with its defined specialty procedure scope, suggesting either a tagging error or minimal relevant recent activity in the brachytherapy market at the state and local level.