UNSPSC 85522248: Release right external jugular vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release right 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 05NP0ZZ

UNSPSC 85522248 Release right external jugular vein, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the actual state and local procurement activity tagged to it. The recent opportunities posted under this code are healthcare services contracts—inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve surgical procedures or vascular access. The code's nominal scope (a specific surgical technique) bears no relation to what state and local governments are actually soliciting under this tag, indicating either a classification error in the source data or a systematic mismatch between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how the issuing bodies have labeled their opportunities.

The issuing bodies are counties and municipalities—Muscogee County/Columbus Consolidated Government (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and the City of Santa Monica (California)—spanning four states with no evident geographic concentration. Recent opportunities include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (due April 9, 2026), Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County's RFP 2025-007 for peer support services to peer workers ($580,000 project, due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department's RFP 455 for a medical director (due October 16, 2025). Without clear alignment between the code's stated scope and the healthcare services being procured, this code presents limited decision relevance for vendors in the surgical or medical-device sector.