UNSPSC 85893655: Low dose rate (ldr) brachytherapy of ureter 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 ureter 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 DT11BBZ

UNSPSC 85893655 Low dose rate brachytherapy of ureter using palladium 103 (Pd-103) is a Commodity code that does not match the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The sole recent opportunity on record—Santa Clara County Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing services (due October 7, 2026)—is unrelated to brachytherapy, radiation oncology, or any urological procedure. That solicitation seeks vendors to staff ancillary clinical roles including audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, orthopedic, respiratory care, sterile processing, surgical and labor-and-delivery services, and therapy services, explicitly excluding nursing and physician staffing.

The code shows little relevant recent activity. The tagging of Santa Clara's staffing RFQ under a highly specific oncology procedure code suggests a data alignment issue rather than actual market demand for Pd-103 brachytherapy procurement through state and local channels. Business development professionals should verify whether this code reflects meaningful state or local purchasing patterns in radiation oncology before allocating pursuit resources to it.