UNSPSC 85521655: Replacement of hemiazygos vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of hemiazygos vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 05R10KZ

UNSPSC 85521655 Replacement of hemiazygos vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical vein-replacement procedure, but the six recent opportunities posted under this code—spanning Phoenix, Long Beach, Washington State, Harris County, Collier County, and Santa Clara County—are actually soliciting independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve procurement of surgical implants, tissue substitutes, or vein-replacement supplies or services tied to the procedural work the code describes.

This mismatch indicates either a data-tagging error in the state and local procurement systems or that the code is being used as a catch-all for healthcare-related services without regard to its narrow procedural scope. Business development professionals should verify code assignments directly in issuing authority notices before pursuing opportunities, as the code itself does not correspond to the work actually being bought. The recent activity documented here reflects general healthcare administration and staffing procurement, not orthopedic or cardiovascular surgical procedures or materials.