UNSPSC 85893528: Low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of abdomen 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 abdomen 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 DW13B9Z

UNSPSC 85893528 Low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy of abdomen using iodine 125 (I-125) is a Commodity code with a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local purchasing activity. The code's title describes a highly specialized radiation oncology procedure, yet the only recent opportunity posted under it—Santa Clara County Health System's RFQ RFSQHHSFY270052—solicits temporary health professional staffing services across thirteen ancillary clinical categories including audiology, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, orthopedic services, patient transport, sterile processing, and surgical/operating room support. The Health System explicitly excludes nursing, physician, and other non-clinical staffing, and offers a non-exclusive, multiple-award qualified-vendor pool with no guaranteed work volume and a five-year term. The code shows little actual purchasing activity aligned with brachytherapy procurement.

The single recent opportunity points to a California health system as the issuing body, with proposals due October 7, 2026. No geographic spread across multiple jurisdictions or states is evident from the source, and no other recent state and local opportunities under this code appear in the record. The mismatch between the code's clinical scope (brachytherapy radiation oncology) and the staffing-services opportunity posted against it suggests either miscoding in the state and local system or a data alignment issue; state and local health procurement databases occasionally tag general staffing or clinical services under disease-specific or procedure-specific codes rather than under broader workforce or facility services families. This code presents minimal pursuit signal for firms focused on brachytherapy equipment, isotope sourcing, or related oncology services.