UNSPSC 85522700: Principal veins upper body, external approach

This class includes one or more of 18 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the principal veins of the upper body, external approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 05.

UNSPSC 85522700 Principal veins upper body, external approach is a Class code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's medical taxonomy descriptor does not match the scope of work present in available recent solicitations. The opportunities posted under this code—disability medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—span administrative medical services, benefits management, and clinical staffing. None of these activities correspond to vascular or interventional procedures targeting upper-body venous access. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal procurement offices (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation departments (Harris County), county commissioners (Collier County), and regional health systems (Santa Clara County Health System), representing a mix of municipal, county, state, and health authority purchasing patterns. The geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington.

Recent opportunities under this code do not reflect the nominal service scope. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued RFP RTMRFP26001 due October 16, 2026 for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations—medical record review, examination scheduling, and psychiatric evaluation coordination for approximately 75 annual cases, with a five-year contract cap of $750,000 commencing February 3, 2027. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued RFP 20260825 due October 9, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals, requiring board-certification in occupational medicine and two-year initial term with renewal options. The County of Santa Clara Health System issued a non-exclusive qualified vendor pool RFQ due October 7, 2026 for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary categories including radiology, therapy, surgical support, and respiratory care. Code assignment appears miscalibrated to actual procurement content; the activity shown is administrative healthcare services and staffing rather than procedural interventional medicine.