UNSPSC 85521923: Drainage of azygos vein, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of azygos vein, percutaneous 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 05903ZZ

UNSPSC 85521923 Drainage of azygos vein, percutaneous approach (Commodity) shows a sharp mismatch between the code's nominal scope — a specific medical procedure code from a clinical taxonomy — and the work state and local governments are actually soliciting under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve azygos vein drainage or any comparable procedural interventions. Instead, issuing bodies are procuring occupational medical surveillance services, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, and related administrative healthcare services. None of these solicitations describe or require the percutaneous drainage procedure named in the code. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement systems that tagged these opportunities or a misalignment between UNSPSC and how state and local purchasing offices classify healthcare administration and staffing services.

Recent activity spans multiple states and issuing bodies: the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, proposals due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out program for employees and retirees, due October 7, 2026), Collier County in Florida (pharmacy benefit management services, due April 9, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System in California (temporary health professional staffing pool, due October 7, 2026), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department in Texas (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, RFI due September 25, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity when interpreted against its stated clinical meaning; business development teams should verify the actual UNSPSC classification before pursuing opportunities nominally tagged under this code.