UNSPSC 85523435: Extraction of left basilic vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extraction of left basilic 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 05DC0ZZ

UNSPSC 85523435 Extraction of left basilic vein, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect recent state and local procurement activity. The five most recent opportunities posted under this code — for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison, pharmacy benefit management services at Collier County, virtual primary and urgent care at Monroe County, peer support services at San Mateo County, and medical director services at the Santa Monica Fire Department — involve healthcare administration, clinical staffing, pharmacy management, and medical direction but do not include vein extraction, surgical procedures, or any surgical services procurement. The code's medical procedure specificity appears mismatched to the broad healthcare service contracts state and local governments are actually buying under this designation.

No representative recent activity directly aligns with the code's stated scope of work. Vendors evaluating this code should verify whether it continues to be used by state and local procurement offices for the surgical service it nominally describes, or whether the recent tagging reflects a broader taxonomic drift toward general healthcare service categories. The mismatch between the code definition and actual posted opportunities suggests either data quality issues in the underlying procurement database or a significant shift in how this code is being applied by issuing bodies.