UNSPSC 85521600: Principal veins chest or thorax, open approach-part A

This class includes one or more of 18 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the principal veins of the chest and thorax with open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 05.

UNSPSC 85521600 Principal veins chest or thorax, open approach-part A is a Class code that shows no recent state or local procurement activity aligned with its nominal medical procedure scope. The five most-recent opportunities posted under this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management for a county employee health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services for a county workforce, peer support services for behavioral health peer workers, and medical director services for a municipal fire department—represent administrative healthcare contracting, benefits management, and occupational health services rather than surgical or interventional procedures involving thoracic venous access. The code's title and actual state and local solicitation activity do not align; state and local governments tag these broader health services and clinical management contracts to this procedural code despite the nomenclature mismatch.

Activity under this code spans multiple issuing bodies including county governments (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida; San Mateo County, California) and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica, California), with no clear concentration among repeat buyers in the recent record. Geographic spread includes Florida, Georgia, and California, with isolated activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 7,200 members with historical spending near $8.7 million annually (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for county employees and dependents (due April 16, 2026). The code appears to serve as a catch-all taxonomy bin for state and local health services procurement rather than reflecting genuine procedural-level contracting activity.