UNSPSC 85521495: Excision of intracranial vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of intracranial vein, 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 05BL4ZZ

UNSPSC 85521495 Excision of intracranial vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of work state and local governments are actually procuring under this coding assignment. The recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which involve intracranial vein procedures or neurosurgical interventions. The mismatch suggests either a coding error in the municipal procurement systems posting these opportunities or a systematic misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy label and the work being transacted. State and local buyers appear to be using this code as a catch-all for medical services contracting rather than for a specific surgical procedure.

The issuing bodies are geographically dispersed across multiple state and local jurisdictions: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California). Recent opportunities include the Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Boards' RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years (due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits for its Anthem PPO plan with a target go-live of April 1, 2027; Washington State Ferries' RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington locations (due October 9, 2026); and the Santa Clara County Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, including diagnostic imaging, orthopedic, and surgical services (due October 7, 2026). The geographic concentration spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no standout repeat buyers in the recent block. Given the systematic mismatch between code definition and actual procurement scope, this code warrants verification with your procurement data source before investment in pursuit strategy.