UNSPSC 85522838: Excision of upper vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 05BY0ZZ

UNSPSC 85522838 Excision of upper vein, open approach is a Commodity code that captures a specific surgical procedure classification, yet recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code does not reflect surgical intervention work. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit administration and Centers of Excellence networks, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope—a discrete surgical procedure—and the actual scope of recent solicitations suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that the code is being used as a catchall for medical services procurement that does not fit narrowly defined procedure codes. State and local buyers using this code span city retirement offices, state transportation agencies, county health systems, county probation departments, and county benefits procurement divisions. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the Washington State Department of Transportation, and the County of Santa Clara Health System each posted multiple or substantive opportunities during the review period.

Recent activity concentrates in Arizona, Washington, California, and Florida, with representative opportunities including the City of Phoenix's RFP 26001 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026, pre-bid August 31), and the City of Long Beach's HR26753 for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence networks for its Anthem PPO plan (due October 7, 2026). The Phoenix and Long Beach opportunities carry maximum contract values of $750,000 and five-year and five-year terms respectively. Activity is recent and ongoing, but the code's utility for targeting genuine surgical procedure procurement is limited given the persistent mismatch between code definition and actual buying patterns.