UNSPSC 85523450: Destruction of right basilic vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of right 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 055B0ZZ

UNSPSC 85523450 Destruction of right basilic vein, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical specificity—naming a single surgical procedure on a named anatomical structure—does not match the scope of work state and local governments are currently soliciting. Recent opportunities posted under this code reflect broad occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical carve-out networks, and youth detention medical services—none of which involve the destruction or ablation of specific veins or any surgical procedure matching the code's nominal description. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding of these health-benefit and occupational-medicine opportunities or a fundamental disconnect between UNSPSC taxonomy and the actual medical and administrative services being purchased.

The most recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with issuing bodies including city retirement offices (Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County), county governments (Collier County, Florida), and state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation). Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive multiple-award pool), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026, two-year term with options to extend). None of these opportunities involve vascular surgery or the specific procedure the code describes, indicating the code does not currently represent actionable procurement activity for vendors in surgical services.