UNSPSC 85521058: Release left internal jugular vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left internal jugular vein, 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 05NN0ZZ

UNSPSC 85521058 Release left internal jugular vein, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under it do not align with that scope. The opportunities posted include comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management administration for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services for county members, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services. None of these solicitations involve surgical intervention or vascular procedures. The code shows a significant mismatch between its medical taxonomy designation and the actual goods or services state and local governments are procuring under it in practice.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities span county governments (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida; Santa Monica Fire Department, California) and a county behavioral health agency (San Mateo County, California). Geographic activity appears concentrated in Florida and California, with one Georgia opportunity. Because the code's nominal scope does not correspond to the work actually being solicited, the opportunities appear to reflect tagging or classification errors rather than genuine demand for the surgical procedure the code describes. No substantive procurement activity supporting the code's intended purpose is evident in the recent-opportunities block.