UNSPSC 85521276: Excision of left vertebral vein, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left vertebral vein, 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 05BS3ZZ

UNSPSC 85521276 Excision of left vertebral vein, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that maps to surgical procedure codes but does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The source contains no solicitations for surgical services, medical devices, or hospital supplies related to vertebral vein excision or percutaneous vascular procedures. Instead, the recent opportunities tagged to this code cover inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve the clinical procedure named in the code.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a tagging error in the source data or a drift in how this code is being applied by state and local procurement offices. Until the tagging issue is resolved, this code shows no decision-relevant activity for vendors pursuing surgical services, medical supplies, or hospital procedure contracts at the state and local level.