UNSPSC 85522246: Release right face vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release right 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 05NT0ZZ

UNSPSC 85522246 Release right face vein, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—does not match the medical services, benefits administration, staffing, and occupational health programs that state and local buyers are actively soliciting under this code tag. No state or local opportunities in the recent record are soliciting surgical vein-release procedures or related surgical services. The mismatch between the code's intended scope and its current use in state and local procurement suggests either a data-entry error in code assignment or a significant drift between the code taxonomy and current buying practice.

The six most recent opportunities posted under this code between July and September 2026 reflect a pattern of medical administration, staffing, and benefits management across multiple issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluations for pension boards), the City of Long Beach (surgical carve-out benefits and Centers of Excellence networks), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty services for detained youth), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary ancillary health professional staffing). These solicitations span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The code appears to be receiving misapplied tags across diverse health administration, occupational health, and benefits procurement rather than tracking surgical procedures. Buyers and vendors should verify actual commodity alignment before bid preparation.