UNSPSC 85521425: Supplement right internal jugular vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right internal jugular vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 05UM4KZ

UNSPSC 85521425 Supplement right internal jugular vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — placement of a tissue substitute in the internal jugular vein via endoscopic technique — yet the recent opportunities tagged under it do not reflect procurement of this surgical service or the implantable medical devices it entails. Instead, the opportunities cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, and related administrative health services. None of these activities involve the procurement or delivery of the specific vascular surgical procedure the code nominally identifies.

The mismatch between the code's scope and what state and local governments are actually buying under it suggests either a cataloging error in the tagging system or a code that does not align with typical state and local medical device or surgical service purchasing. Soliciting bodies—including the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of Commissioners, and Santa Clara Health System—are procuring health administrative, staffing, and care management services, not surgical implants or procedures. A firm evaluating pursuit under this code should verify whether the UNSPSC classification accurately reflects the buying activity before allocating resources to respond to opportunities.