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 that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical vascular procedure—bears no relationship to the healthcare services, pharmacy management, virtual care platforms, peer support programs, and medical direction contracts that state and local governments are currently buying and tagging with this code. The recent opportunities show a broad spectrum of healthcare administration and service delivery: comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services for correctional facilities, pharmacy benefit management for county employee health plans, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and medical director oversight for fire department EMS programs. This appears to be a data-quality issue in the source tagging rather than a meaningful procurement category.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities span county health agencies, county corrections and human resources departments, and municipal fire departments across Florida, Georgia, and California. Columbus Consolidated Government's Finance Department Purchasing Division posted an RFP in April 2026 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners sought pharmacy benefit management services in April 2026 (covering approximately $8.7 million in annual pharmacy spending), Monroe County, Florida issued an RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services due April 16, 2026, San Mateo County Health's Behavioral Health and Recovery Services posted an MHSA Innovation peer support pilot RFP with $580,000 in funding, and Santa Monica Fire Department solicited a medical director through a professional services RFP. The code shows little genuine procurement activity aligned with its stated clinical definition and should not be used for business development targeting without clarification from issuing bodies on whether the tagging reflects actual scope or represents a cataloging error.