UNSPSC 85521313: Dilation of right vertebral vein, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of right 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 057R3ZZ

UNSPSC 85521313 Dilation of right vertebral vein, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not match the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local opportunities. The code describes a specific clinical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it cover occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, surgical care-out benefit programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve vascular dilation procedures. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal clinical scope.

The mismatch between the code's procedure-level specificity and the broad administrative and occupational health services being purchased suggests either persistent miscoding by issuing offices or use of the code as a catch-all placeholder for medical services procurement that does not fit a narrower classification. Bidders pursuing opportunities under this code should verify the actual scope of work in each RFP or RFQ rather than relying on the code descriptor alone. Recent solicitations have come from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for disability determinations), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance across ferry operations), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out administration), and county health systems (temporary staffing and emergency services). Without clear alignment between the code's clinical specificity and purchasing patterns, this code presents limited signal for focused business development in state and local medical procurement.