UNSPSC 85522338: Bypass right external jugular vein to upper vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right external jugular vein to upper 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 051P0ZY

UNSPSC 85522338 Bypass right external jugular vein to upper vein, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure; the five most recent state and local contract opportunities posted under it cover inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. None of these solicitations involve vascular bypass surgery or the procedural services the code nominally describes.

State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged these health care and behavioral health service contracts with an anatomically specific surgical code that does not reflect the actual scope of work being solicited. The issuing bodies include county health and human services departments (Collier County, Monroe County, San Mateo County), county corrections authorities (Muscogee County, Georgia), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica, California). Without evidence that the code is being used to procure vascular bypass procedures or related surgical services, pursuit of opportunities under this code carries substantial risk of misalignment between the code taxonomy and actual procurement intent.