UNSPSC 85521016: Supplement left vertebral vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left vertebral vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open 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 05US0KZ

UNSPSC 85521016 Supplement left vertebral vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities associated with this code are unrelated to vertebral vein supplementation or any surgical procedure — they comprise independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out program management, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical technique, whereas the tagged solicitations solicit administrative, staffing, and benefit management services with no clinical procedure component. State and local procurement offices appear to have misapplied this code to opportunities in occupational health, employee benefits administration, and clinical staffing coordination.

Because the code's definition and the actual work solicited under it are fundamentally misaligned, this code does not support a meaningful business development evaluation. The recent opportunities span issuing bodies including the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. However, these jurisdictions and their scopes of work do not correspond to the vertebral vein supplementation commodity as defined. A business development professional should verify the correct UNSPSC code classification with the relevant state or local procurement office before pursuing opportunities tagged under 85521016.