UNSPSC 85522118: Extirpation of matter from azygos vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from azygos vein, percutaneous endoscopic 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 05C04ZZ

UNSPSC 85522118 Extirpation of matter from azygos vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—a specific minimally invasive surgical procedure on a particular vein—does not align with the work actually being solicited by state and local bodies under this classification. Recent opportunities tagged to this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for health plans, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these activities involve the vascular or endoscopic procedure the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing procurement offices or an unintended application of a clinical procedure code to general health administration and staffing solicitations.

The six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 span Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara Health System), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation/Ferries), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Issuing bodies include municipal retirement systems, city health benefit programs, state transportation agencies, county juvenile detention authorities, and county human resources departments. No single jurisdiction appears more than once. Because the code appears to capture general health services procurement through miscoding rather than the specific endoscopic vascular procedure it nominally defines, business development professionals should verify code alignment with individual solicitations and contact issuing procurement offices directly to clarify their actual need before developing proposals.