UNSPSC 85523500: Principal veins upper extremities, percutaneous approach-part A

This class includes one or more of 18 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the principal veins of the upper extremities, percutaneous approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 05.

UNSPSC 85523500 Principal veins upper extremities, percutaneous approach—part A is a Class code that carries a medical-procedure classification but shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The six most recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks, temporary health professional staffing qualification pools, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which target percutaneous vascular procedures on upper extremities.

The mismatch between the code's stated scope and actual recent solicitations suggests either miscoding at the jurisdictional level or a data-classification artifact. State and local issuers—including the City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and Santa Clara County Health System—are buying administrative health services, occupational health compliance, specialty care networks, and staffing procurement rather than invasive upper-extremity vascular interventions. No geographic concentration, repeat-buyer pattern, or representative opportunity directly supports business development activity under this code's stated medical classification. Practitioners should verify code assignment with issuing bodies before positioning capabilities in this category.