UNSPSC 85523700: Principal veins upper extremities, percutaneous approach-part C

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 85523700 Principal veins upper extremities, percutaneous approach—part C is a Class code that shows no decision-relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a medical procedure taxonomy category—does not align with the work actually being solicited by state and local buyers in recent opportunities. Six recent solicitations posted between July and September 2026 tagged to this code span independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit programs, occupational medical surveillance services, emergency and inpatient hospital care for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. These procurement activities are health-plan administration, occupational medicine, pension administration, and temporary staffing services—none of which represent procurement of the upper-extremity venous procedures implied by the code's name. The mismatch between code assignment and actual scope signals either broad categorization error or incidental tagging by procurement offices unfamiliar with UNSPSC granularity.

State and local buyers using this code include a municipal pension board (City of Phoenix), a large city benefits purchaser (City of Long Beach), a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile justice agency (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), a county board of commissioners (Collier County), and a county health system (Santa Clara). Geographic distribution spans Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 five-year maximum) and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026, ITB with cost-based scoring). The code warrants close examination for proper UNSPSC classification before pursuit decisions are made.