UNSPSC 85523328: Drainage of left cephalic vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage 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 059F0ZZ

UNSPSC 85523328 Drainage of left cephalic vein, open approach is a Commodity code that does not match the state and local procurement activity tagged under it in recent months. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code solicit comprehensive healthcare management services—inmate medical and pharmacy programs, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. These opportunities span correctional health, employee health benefits administration, telemedicine, mental health services, and emergency medical services oversight, none of which align with the drainage of a specific vein through an open surgical approach. The issuing bodies include county governments (Muscogee County in Georgia, Collier County in Florida, Monroe County in Florida, and San Mateo County in California) and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica, California), suggesting the code is being applied to a broad range of healthcare procurement activities rather than to a narrow surgical service.

The geographic activity spans Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County and Santa Monica), indicating scattered rather than concentrated state-level procurement. Recent representative opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (due April 9, 2026, with approximately $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026). The mismatch between the UNSPSC code's surgical nomenclature and the healthcare administration and service delivery work actually being solicited suggests either a systematic classification error or the use of this code as a catch-all for healthcare procurement at these jurisdictions. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope.