UNSPSC 85521800: Principal veins chest or thorax, percutaneous 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 percutaneous 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 85521800 Principal veins chest or thorax, percutaneous approach-part A is a Class code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted against it. The code's nominal scope describes a specific medical procedure, yet the six recent opportunities solicited under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency/specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which involve percutaneous vascular interventions on principal thoracic veins. The mismatch suggests the code has been misapplied in the state and local procurement system, or the opportunities are tagged incorrectly.

The recent activity shows no cohesive buying pattern under the code's intended scope. Issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System), municipal procurement offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach), and county health systems. Geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the Phoenix Retirement Office's October 16, 2026 RFP for independent medical evaluation services ($750,000 maximum over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation's October 9, 2026 RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 Washington ferry system locations; and the City of Long Beach's October 7, 2026 RFP for surgical benefit Centers of Excellence carve-out services. No opportunities directly target the percutaneous vascular intervention work the code nominally describes. Until the code is corrected or opportunities are retagged appropriately, activity under UNSPSC 85521800 does not represent a meaningful procurement signal for firms pursuing state and local contracts in vascular intervention services.