UNSPSC 85522227: Reposition left external jugular vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left external jugular vein, open 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 05SQ0ZZ

UNSPSC 85522227 Reposition left external jugular vein, open approach is a Commodity code whose recent state and local activity shows minimal alignment with its nominal clinical scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance for ferries employees, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty medical services for youth in detention, and RFI activity for emergency care—none of which involve surgical vein repositioning or the specific procedure the code nominally names. State and local procurement offices posting under this code are issuing bodies spanning county health systems, city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county probation departments, and county commissioners' offices. The geographic spread includes Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County).

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), requesting medical record summary preparation and disability examination coordination for approximately 75 annual applications under a $750,000 five-year contract; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive, multiple-award qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows no meaningful recent activity aligned with its stated procedure name, suggesting either a persistent miscoding practice across multiple jurisdictions or a taxonomy mismatch that warrants clarification before prioritizing pursuit under this code.