UNSPSC 85521040: Replacement of right vertebral vein with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right 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 05RR0JZ

UNSPSC 85521040 Replacement of right vertebral vein with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—bears no meaningful relationship to the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code involve medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefit carve-outs, youth detention healthcare, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve replacement of vertebral veins or implantation of synthetic vascular substitutes. The code shows a systematic classification misalignment rather than a legitimate procurement category.

The issuing bodies span state departments, counties, and municipal governments across multiple jurisdictions: the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferries), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluation services), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit management), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty medical services for detained youth), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing). Geographic distribution includes Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. This fragmentation and the absence of any opportunity actually procuring the vertebral vein replacement procedure or related implantable surgical supplies suggests the code has been incorrectly applied to a broad set of unrelated healthcare administration and staffing contracts. A business development professional should treat this code as a false positive and focus pursuit efforts on correctly classified healthcare procurement opportunities.