UNSPSC 85521942: Destruction of azygos vein, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction 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 05503ZZ

UNSPSC 85521942 Destruction of azygos vein, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope—a specific interventional procedure—and the work actually being solicited under it by state and local governments. Recent opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect the procedure named; instead, they span occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, and emergency/specialty medical services for detained youth. The code as applied by state and local procurement offices does not align with its clinical definition, suggesting either systematic miscoding or use of the code as a catchall for miscellaneous health services procurement that falls outside more precisely defined UNSPSC categories. State and local buyers issuing under this code include county health systems, transit authorities, municipal retirement boards, county human resources departments, and county juvenile justice agencies—a broad institutional mix without clear focus.

Geographic recent activity spans Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance RFP, response due October 9, 2026), Arizona (City of Phoenix independent medical evaluation services RFP for pension boards, response due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out RFP, response due October 7, 2026; County of Santa Clara Health System temporary health professional staffing RFP, response due October 7, 2026), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management RFP, response due April 9, 2026), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, response due September 25, 2026). The code receives scattered solicitation activity across multiple states and issuing-body types with no apparent geographic concentration. Given the persistent misalignment between the code's stated procedure and actual procurements, prospective vendors should treat this code as a weak signal and verify scope carefully before pursuing any opportunity tagged under it.