UNSPSC 85523333: Drainage of left brachial vein with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left brachial vein with drainage device, 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 059A00Z

UNSPSC 85523333 Drainage of left brachial vein with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that carries a clinical procedure-specific designation with minimal relevance to the state and local procurement opportunities posted under this code. The recent solicitations reveal a significant mismatch: the code nominally describes a specific surgical vein drainage procedure, yet the opportunities actually being procured span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical specialty network carve-outs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. These are administrative health services, staffing, and benefit-management arrangements rather than discrete surgical procedures. The mismatch suggests either cataloging drift or a data anomaly in how these opportunities were tagged.

The issuing bodies are geographically dispersed state and local health authorities: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (RFP for independent medical evaluations due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out RFP due October 7, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing RFP due October 7, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services RFI due September 25, 2026), and Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management RFP, deadline April 9, 2026). Opportunities span Arizona, Washington, California, Texas, and Florida. Because the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity do not align, this UNSPSC classification warrants clarification before treating it as a reliable indicator of future procurement activity in this category.