UNSPSC 85521223: Supplement left internal jugular vein with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left internal jugular vein with synthetic substitute, percutaneous 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 05UN3JZ

UNSPSC 85521223 Supplement left internal jugular vein with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure for vascular access augmentation. However, the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show minimal alignment with the code's nominal scope—the opportunities solicited are not surgical implant or interventional vascular procedures but rather healthcare services and administration. The code shows little relevant recent activity for procurement professionals pursuing state and local contracting in medical devices or surgical services matching the code's description.

The opportunities tagged to this code instead reflect healthcare service delivery: inmate medical and pharmacy services management, pharmacy benefit management administration, virtual primary and urgent care platform delivery, peer support services for mental health workers, and medical direction for emergency medical services. These represent operational healthcare contracting rather than implantable medical device procurement. Geographic activity appears scattered across Florida (Collier County, Monroe County), Georgia (Columbus Consolidated Government), California (San Mateo County), and California municipalities (Santa Monica Fire Department), with no clear concentration. The mismatch between the code's designation and the work actually being solicited suggests either a data-entry error in the state procurement systems or a misalignment in how the code was applied by issuing bodies. Professionals evaluating this code for state and local opportunities should verify the actual commodity classification in live solicitations before committing resources, as the tagged opportunities do not reflect the medical device and surgical implant market this code nominally describes.