UNSPSC 85893526: Low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of abdomen using californium 252 (cf-252)

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a radiation therapy intervention or procedure of low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of abdomen using californium 252 (cf-252). 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 DW13BCZ

UNSPSC 85893526 Low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of abdomen using californium 252 (cf-252) is a Commodity code with no documented recent state and local procurement activity. The single posted opportunity tagged to this code—Santa Clara County Health System's RFSQHHSFY270052 for temporary health professional staffing services across clinical ancillary roles—bears no relationship to the code's stated scope of specialized oncologic radiation therapy. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the county's procurement system or opportunistic application of an unrelated UNSPSC classification to a staffing solicitation. The code does not appear to capture actual state and local purchasing in its defined domain.

No representative state and local contract opportunities under UNSPSC 85893526 are available for analysis. Firms evaluating this code should verify whether state and local procurement offices are using it to classify actual brachytherapy services, and if so, monitor for future RFPs or RFQs from hospital systems, cancer treatment centers, or county health departments. The current data does not support a pursue recommendation.