UNSPSC 85521900: Principal veins chest or thorax, percutaneous approach-part B

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 85521900 Principal veins chest or thorax, percutaneous approach-part B is a Class code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned to its medical procedure taxonomy. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show a significant mismatch: the solicitations posted under it are predominantly for occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension determinations, and surgical benefit carve-out programs—administrative and staffing services rather than percutaneous venous access procedures. The code does not reflect purchasing of interventional or procedural services as its taxonomy suggests.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with issuing bodies including city retirement offices (Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County), county purchasing divisions (Collier), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of ferries), and municipal government (City of Long Beach). Representative recent solicitations include the Phoenix Fire Pension Board and Phoenix Police Pension Board's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit management (due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026). The tagging of administrative and staffing services to this Class code reflects potential categorization misalignment rather than actual demand for the percutaneous venous procedures the code nominates. Business development professionals should treat this code as showing little actionable activity in its intended commodity scope.