UNSPSC 85521105: Drainage of left internal jugular vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of 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 059N0ZZ

UNSPSC 85521105 Drainage of left internal jugular vein, open approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the six recent state and local opportunities tagged to it involve occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit program administration, pharmacy benefit management, youth detention healthcare services, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which constitute drainage of a left internal jugular vein or match the surgical procedure scope the code describes. The mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic misclassification in the tagging process or a divergence between how this code is defined in the UNSPSC taxonomy and how state and local procurement offices are applying it to healthcare procurement generally.

The issuing bodies include a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county agencies (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), municipal governments (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), and a county health system (County of Santa Clara Health System). Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix's independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out RFP (due October 7, 2026), and Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP (due April 9, 2026). Given the mismatch between code definition and procurement reality, vendors pursuing activity in this code should verify the actual scope of work being solicited rather than relying on the code name alone.