UNSPSC 85523269: Release left brachial vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left brachial 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 05NA0ZZ

UNSPSC 85523269 Release left brachial vein, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure — vascular access intervention on the left upper extremity — but the recent opportunities posted under this code are not procurement of that service. Instead, they represent healthcare administration, staffing, and benefit management services that bear no operational connection to vascular surgery.

Recent postings under this code include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's request for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach's solicitation for surgery benefit carve-out programs and Centers of Excellence management (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation's procurement of occupational medical surveillance services (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (RFI 071626BNM, due September 25, 2026); Collier County's RFP for Pharmacy Benefit Management services (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026); and Santa Clara County Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical specialties (RFP RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. The mismatch between the code's surgical nomenclature and the actual scope of work being solicited — administrative services, staffing, and benefit program management — indicates this code is either incorrectly applied by issuing bodies or used as a catch-all classification for healthcare procurement that does not fit elsewhere in the taxonomy. No opportunities reflect actual procurement of vascular surgical procedures or related supplies.