UNSPSC 85522554: Occlusion of left external jugular vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of left external jugular vein, percutaneous endoscopic 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 05LQ4ZZ

UNSPSC 85522554 Occlusion of left external jugular vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that carries a clinical procedure taxonomy label with minimal relevance to the state and local procurement activity actually posted under it. Recent opportunities tagged to this code span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve percutaneous occlusion of jugular veins or align with the code's nominal scope. The mismatch between the code's clinical descriptor and the procurement activity suggests either miscoding at the issuing agencies or administrative taxonomy drift rather than genuine market demand for the procedure itself. State and local buyers posting under this code include county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System), county commissions (Collier County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation departments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), and municipal employees' benefit programs (City of Long Beach). The issuing bodies span healthcare administration, public employee benefits, and occupational health compliance rather than surgical procedure procurement.

Recent activity clusters in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued an RFP (RTMRFP26001) due October 16, 2026 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual applications under Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, issued an RFP (RFP20260825) due October 9, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations, requiring baseline, periodic, and exit examinations conducted by board-certified occupational medicine physicians. The County of Santa Clara Health System issued an RFSQ (RFSQHHSFY270052) due October 7, 2026 to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories. Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an RFP (258414) for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spending of $8.7 million. Code activity does not reflect genuine procurement of the procedure named in the UNSPSC descriptor.