UNSPSC 85523900: Principal veins upper extremities, percutaneous endoscopic 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 endoscopic 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 85523900 Principal veins upper extremities, percutaneous endoscopic approach-part A is a Class code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal medical procedure title and the state and local procurement activity actually being conducted under it. Recent solicitations tagged with this code do not address percutaneous endoscopic procedures on upper-extremity veins; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation, surgical benefit network management, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary health professional staffing. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or a systemic misapplication of the code by issuing bodies. The work being solicited includes occupational health examinations, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, Centers of Excellence carve-out programs for surgical procedures, and health professional staffing pool qualification vehicles.

Issuing bodies conducting recent work tagged under this code include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), and municipalities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). Geographic concentration appears across Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, covering baseline and periodic medical examinations across 14 ferry system locations), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, for disability benefit applications with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000), and the City of Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out RFP (HR26753, due October 7, 2026, for Centers of Excellence network management covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures). Given the code's apparent misclassification, substantive pursuit should be informed by direct confirmation that the code accurately describes the intended work.