UNSPSC 85523322: Excision of left cephalic vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left cephalic 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 05BF0ZZ

UNSPSC 85523322 Excision of left cephalic vein, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure — does not align with the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The actual procurement activity reflects a wide range of health and medical services: independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, surgical benefits carve-out management for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for state transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal employers (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county boards of commissioners (Collier County), and regional health systems (Santa Clara County Health System). The code shows little evidence of tracking a single orthopedic procedure; instead, it appears to capture miscellaneous health service procurements.

Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is soliciting independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 maximum over five years due October 16, 2026 (RFP RTMRFP26001), while the Washington State Department of Transportation seeks occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31 (RFP RFP20260825). The City of Long Beach posted an RFP for surgical benefits carve-out programs due October 7, 2026, targeting Centers of Excellence for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures; the County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories with proposals due October 7. The mismatch between code name and actual procurement scope suggests this code may not represent meaningful activity for vendors targeting specific surgical procedures in state and local markets.