UNSPSC 85893004: Low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of pancreas using iodine 125 (i-125)

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a radiation therapy intervention or procedure of low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of pancreas using iodine 125 (i-125). 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 DF13B9Z

UNSPSC 85893004 Low dose rate brachytherapy of pancreas using iodine 125, a Commodity code, shows a mismatch between its technical scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specialized oncology treatment modality, but the single recent opportunity in the dataset does not align with this clinical procedure. Instead, the Santa Clara County Health System posted a qualification notice for temporary health professional staffing services across multiple ancillary clinical categories—audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, orthopedics, respiratory care, sterile processing, and therapy services among others—explicitly excluding nursing, physicians, and other non-clinical roles. This staffing notice does not reflect the brachytherapy service line the code describes.

The code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement under its nominal scope. The Santa Clara County Health System represents the only recent solicitation tagged to this code, but the actual work being solicited (temporary ancillary clinical staffing) falls outside the domain of low dose rate brachytherapy services. Without additional opportunities demonstrating demand for the specific pancreatic brachytherapy treatment this code names, there is insufficient evidence that state and local governments are actively procuring this service line or that pursuit under the code is warranted at this time.