UNSPSC 85523653: Release left axillary vein, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left axillary vein, percutaneous 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 05N83ZZ

UNSPSC 85523653 Release left axillary vein, percutaneous approach, a Commodity code, shows misalignment between its nominal scope—a surgical procedure code—and the state and local opportunities recently tagged under it. The recent solicitations across this code span independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical care coordination for employee benefits, and emergency medical services for youth in detention. None of these match the specific procedural intervention the code nominally describes. State and local procurement offices are using this code to classify a broader set of health services procurement activities that fall outside orthopedic or vascular surgery execution and appear to reflect administrative, staffing, and benefit-management functions rather than the direct delivery of the named procedure.

The issuing bodies include a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and a county health system. Recent opportunities with response dates include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 (maximum $750,000 over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026; the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services due October 7, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System solicitation for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. Activity spans Arizona, Washington, California, Florida, and Texas. The code does not clearly delineate a coherent commodity or service line—vendors evaluating pursuit should verify code alignment with the issuing body's actual scope before investing significant proposal effort, as tagging accuracy appears inconsistent within this classification.