UNSPSC 85521036: Replacement of left vertebral vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of 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 05RS0KZ

UNSPSC 85521036 Replacement of left vertebral vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code describes a specific surgical procedure and anatomical intervention, yet the most recent opportunities tagged under it — independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention health services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — involve administrative health services, benefits management, and staffing vendor selection rather than vascular surgical procedures or tissue substitutes. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work being solicited suggests either a tagging error in the source opportunities or that the code does not capture meaningful procurement activity at the state and local level.

The issuing bodies across the tagged opportunities span municipal retirement offices, city employee benefits programs, state transportation departments, county juvenile justice systems, county health consortia, and county health systems across Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida, but none of these solicitations involve procurement of medical device materials, surgical supplies, or tissue substitutes aligned with the code's stated procedure. State and local health procurement at this tier typically occurs through managed care contracting, benefits administration, or workforce acquisition rather than through item-level commodity purchasing. The code does not support a pursue decision for vendors offering vascular surgical services or tissue substitute products.