UNSPSC 85523356: Destruction of left axillary vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left axillary 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 05580ZZ

UNSPSC 85523356 Destruction of left axillary vein, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its clinical procedural scope. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not involve surgical destruction of vasculature; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, specialty surgical networks for public employee health plans, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a data-classification error or a systematic misalignment in how state and local jurisdictions are tagging health services procurements under this particular UNSPSC category.

The issuing bodies across the recent opportunities include city pension boards (Phoenix), municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and probation departments (Harris County, Collier County), and regional transportation authorities. When state and local procurement offices do solicit work genuinely related to vascular surgical procedures, it typically appears under broader health services codes rather than procedure-specific surgical codes. Absent evidence of current market activity directly aligned with destruction of axillary vein procedures at the state or local level, this code presents limited business development signal for firms pursuing state and local contracts in surgical services. The broader occupational health, employee health plan management, and temporary clinical staffing categories shown in recent solicitations may offer more reliable targeting opportunities.