UNSPSC 85523416: Replacement of left basilic vein with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left basilic vein with synthetic substitute, 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 05RC0JZ

UNSPSC 85523416 Replacement of left basilic vein with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure involving vascular reconstruction. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code, however, show no alignment with the code's stated scope. Instead, the solicitations reflect a diverse portfolio of healthcare administration and staffing services—medical record review and disability evaluation coordination, surgical benefit management through Centers of Excellence networks, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these opportunities involve vascular surgery, basilic vein replacement, or synthetic vascular grafts. The mismatch suggests either a systematic miscoding issue in the procurement data or that this code is being repurposed in practice to capture broader healthcare services that fall outside its nominal procedure-specific definition.

The issuing bodies span county health systems (Santa Clara), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), municipal retirement boards (City of Phoenix), municipal employee health benefits programs (City of Long Beach), county juvenile justice and detention services (Harris County), and county human resources benefits administration (Collier County). Geographic activity is distributed across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no single jurisdiction dominating. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations (proposals due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (proposals due October 9, 2026 with pre-bid conference August 31, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical Center of Excellence benefit carve-out services (proposals due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive qualified vendor pool solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (proposals due October 7, 2026).