UNSPSC 85523200: Principal veins upper extremities, open approach-part B

This class includes one or more of 18 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the principal veins of the upper extremities, open 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 85523200 Principal veins upper extremities, open approach—part B is a Class code that shows minimal alignment with the recent state and local contracting activity tagged under it. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure on upper-extremity veins, yet the recent opportunities posted against this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical record summarization, surgical benefit carve-outs for employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve the principal veins procedure itself. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county probation departments—a broad and disparate mix. The geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida, with no concentration in any single jurisdiction or region.

The mismatch between code label and actual procurement activity suggests either misclassification by the issuing jurisdictions or a data-aggregation issue within the UNSPSC taxonomy as applied by state and local procurement offices. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 (RTMRFP26001); the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFQ for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference on August 31 (RFP20260825); and the County of Santa Clara Health System posted an RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026 (RFSQHHSFY270052). Business development professionals pursuing contracts under this code should verify the actual scope of work in primary source documents rather than relying on the code designation alone, as current tagging does not reliably reflect surgical or procedural services.