UNSPSC 85522556: Occlusion of left external jugular vein with extraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of left external jugular vein with extraluminal device, 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 05LQ4CZ

UNSPSC 85522556 Occlusion of left external jugular vein with extraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local solicitations posted under it bear no connection to the medical procedure named in the code. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System have all posted opportunities that are variously requesting independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program administration, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve endovascular procedures or venous occlusion devices. The code shows little relevant recent activity to the medical device or interventional radiology work its name suggests.

The mismatch between the Commodity code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited indicates that UNSPSC tagging at the state and local level does not reliably track procedural or device-specific medical services under this code. Business development professionals should not assume opportunities posted under 85522556 will involve vascular interventions, medical device procurement, or hospital supply contracts. The recent activity instead clusters around administrative medical services, staffing, and insurance benefit management — work that would typically fall under professional services, staffing, or benefits-administration codes rather than a procedure-specific medical taxonomy entry.