UNSPSC 85521017: Supplement left vertebral vein with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left vertebral vein with synthetic 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 05US0JZ

UNSPSC 85521017 Supplement left vertebral vein with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure involving vascular reconstruction. However, recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with the code's medical procedure scope; instead, they reflect general healthcare administration and management services including inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care platform operation, peer support worker services, and fire department medical direction. The mismatch between the code's nominal content and actual procurement activity suggests this code is either misapplied in state and local systems or serves as a default classification for healthcare service contracts that do not fit narrower procedure-specific codes. Issuing bodies include county governments (Muscogee County, Collier County, Monroe County, and San Mateo County) and municipalities (Santa Monica Fire Department), reflecting procurement across correctional healthcare, employee health benefits administration, county health plans, behavioral health services, and emergency services medical oversight.

Geographic activity spans Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County), and California municipalities (Santa Monica), with no dominant concentration. Representative recent opportunities include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison, due May 15, 2026, covering 576 inmates with an existing monthly cost of $95,537.71; Collier County Board of County Commissioners' RFP 25-8414 for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spending of $8.7 million, due April 9, 2026; and Monroe County Board of County Commissioners' RFP for Virtual Primary & Urgent Care Services covering approximately 2,300 county members, due April 16, 2026. The code shows active solicitation activity across multiple jurisdictions but does not reflect the surgical vascular procedure its number nominally describes.