UNSPSC 85522245: Release left face vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left face 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 05NV0ZZ

UNSPSC 85522245 Release left face vein, open approach is a Commodity code whose recent state and local activity shows minimal relevance to its nominal surgical scope. The six most-recent opportunities tagged under this code actually procure occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve vein release procedures or open surgical approaches. The issuing bodies include county pension boards, state transportation departments, county health systems, county juvenile probation departments, and municipal retirement offices across Arizona, Washington, California, Texas, and Florida. The mismatch between the code's stated definition and the services being solicited suggests this code is being misapplied by state and local procurement offices for general medical and health-administration services that fall outside surgical intervention.

The recent opportunities show no concentration in any single jurisdiction or state. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year maximum contract value and an October 16, 2026 RFP due date; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations with an October 9, 2026 response deadline; the City of Long Beach issued an RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services due October 7, 2026; and Santa Clara County Health System established a non-exclusive qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. Collier County Board of County Commissioners posted an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services. This code shows little actionable activity for vendors in surgical services or vein-release procedures and should be deprioritized unless evidence emerges that the tagging error is being corrected systematically.