UNSPSC 85893228: Low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of ileum 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 ileum 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 DD14B9Z

UNSPSC 85893228 Low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy of ileum using iodine 125 (I-125) is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The single recent opportunity tagged to this code—a Santa Clara County Health System RFQ for temporary health professional staffing services across ancillary clinical specialties—bears no connection to brachytherapy, radiation oncology, or cancer treatment services. The staffing solicitation covers audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, orthopedic, respiratory care, sterile processing, and therapy positions, none of which align with the specialized interventional radiation procedure this code nominally describes.

State and local government contracting under narrow medical procedure codes often reflects administrative tagging mismatches rather than sustained market activity. The Santa Clara County Health System opportunity (RFQ RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) demonstrates that even when a jurisdiction tags work to a specific clinical taxonomy code, the actual procurement may address staffing, equipment, or ancillary services only tangentially related to the procedure. Firms pursuing brachytherapy work or related radiation oncology contracting should monitor state and local RFQs and RFPs directly for oncology service lines, cancer center procurement, and radiation therapy equipment rather than rely on this Commodity code as a reliable lead source.