UNSPSC 85523229: Supplement right brachial vein with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right brachial vein with synthetic substitute, 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 05U90JZ

UNSPSC 85523229 Supplement right brachial vein with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that bears no meaningful relationship to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure involving vascular grafting; however, the recent opportunities tagged under this code instead reflect procurement of occupational medical surveillance, disability evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, health professional staffing, surgical carve-out benefits administration, and emergency healthcare for detained youth. These solicitations span employment health compliance, benefits administration, and clinical service delivery—none of which involve vascular surgical procedures or medical devices.

The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the work actually being solicited suggests either a classification error at the issuing body level or a systemic tagging problem within the procurement source. No recent state and local opportunities sourced for this analysis reflect the purchase of vascular grafts, surgical supplies, implants, or procedure-specific medical devices. The issuing bodies represented—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System—are procuring administrative health services and staffing solutions rather than medical devices or surgical consumables. Until opportunities genuinely aligned with vascular supplement procurement appear in the source data, this code presents minimal decision relevance for vendors pursuing state and local medical device or surgical supply contracts.