UNSPSC 85523138: Extirpation of matter from right hand vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right hand 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 05CG0ZZ

UNSPSC 85523138 Extirpation of matter from right hand vein, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this classification in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, surgical benefit management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve surgical vein extraction or the procedural intervention the code nominally describes. State and local procurement offices appear to be tagging health services contracts with this code category without regard for its clinical specificity. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, state departments of transportation, county health systems, county probation departments, and municipal benefits administrators — a broad cross-section of jurisdictions managing employee health, public safety retirement, and detention healthcare rather than purchasing surgical procedures as line items.

The geographic spread spans Arizona, Washington, California, Texas, and Florida, with no particular concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office soliciting independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations (RFP, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation soliciting occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers across 14 locations (RFP, due October 9, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing (RFP, due October 7, 2026), and the City of Long Beach soliciting a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program for its employee health plan (RFP, due October 7, 2026). The code's misalignment with actual purchasing intent signals a data-quality issue in the state and local taxonomy; the substantive market consists of occupational health services, disability evaluations, and managed-care administration, not surgical procedures.