UNSPSC 85501525: Drainage of right vertebral artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right vertebral artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach. This surgical 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 039P4ZZ

UNSPSC 85501525 Drainage of right vertebral artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the medical services state and local governments are actually soliciting. The recent opportunities posted under this code address occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which involve vertebral artery drainage procedures or any surgical interventions of that type. The code appears to be a medical procedure classification misapplied to general medical administration and staffing procurement. State and local issuing bodies are using this code designation inconsistently or incorrectly; the work actually being bought spans health plan administration, occupational medicine compliance, benefits consulting, and contingent clinical staffing across diverse public sector clients including county health systems, municipal retirement offices, state transportation departments, and county juvenile justice systems.

Recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (response due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (response due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs under its Anthem PPO plan (response due October 7, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees and approximately $8.7 million in annual pharmacy spend (initial deadline April 9, 2026, likely revised), the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification solicitation for temporary ancillary clinical staffing across 13 health professional categories (response due October 7, 2026), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (response due September 25, 2026). The code shows activity across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no discernible concentration in any single state or jurisdiction type.