UNSPSC 85521095: Excision of intracranial vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of intracranial 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 05BL0ZZ

UNSPSC 85521095 Excision of intracranial vein, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged to this code encompass occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical centers of excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These solicitations share no material connection to intracranial vein excision or any related neurosurgical intervention. The mismatch signals a tagging error in the source records rather than legitimate procurement activity under the nominal code scope.

State and local buyers including Phoenix retirement boards, Long Beach, Washington State Ferries, Harris County Juvenile Probation, Collier County, and Santa Clara Health System have posted RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs in recent weeks, but none of these opportunities align with the code's stated medical procedure. The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida, but this geographic diversity reflects the random distribution of misclassified procurement rather than coherent demand for intracranial vein excision services. The code shows little relevant recent activity for business development purposes and should not be treated as a viable procurement category for surgical specialty work until the tagging error is corrected at the source.