UNSPSC 85521618: Restriction of azygos vein with extraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of azygos vein with extraluminal device, open 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 05V00CZ

UNSPSC 85521618 Restriction of azygos vein with extraluminal device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure code—and the actual state and local procurement activity tagged to it. The recent opportunities identified under this code do not involve azygos vein restriction procedures or implantable vascular devices. Instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and youth detention healthcare services. These represent administrative healthcare contracting, workforce health screening, and benefits program management rather than the surgical intervention the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies are state health agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries), county health systems and departments (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and municipal human resources and retirement offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach).

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) for baseline and periodic medical examinations across 14 ferry system locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026) for disability benefit determinations under the state Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program (due October 7, 2026) offering Centers of Excellence networks for orthopedic, spine, and other procedures; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code appears to carry a classification error—the recent activity does not align with vascular surgical procedures, and the code's utility for business development in state and local procurement markets is minimal without reclassification.