UNSPSC 85524045: Replacement of left cephalic vein with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left cephalic vein with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 05RF47Z

UNSPSC 85524045 Replacement of left cephalic vein with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not map to the state and local procurement activity recently tagged under it. The recent opportunities solicited under this code span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, specialty surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, and general hospital-based acute care — none of which involves vein replacement procedures or surgical interventions of the type the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a broader tagging practice where medical procedure codes are applied to health plan administration and occupational health services rather than to the discrete surgical procedures the UNSPSC taxonomy intends. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily municipal retirement systems (City of Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County), county benefits administrators (Collier County), and state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), alongside city employee benefits offices (City of Long Beach). The recent activity shows no procurement of actual surgical or implant services.

The geographic footprint spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, Washington, and isolated activity elsewhere. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services to support disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel, due October 16, 2026 (RTMRFP26001, $750,000 over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations, due October 9, 2026 (RFP20260825, two-year term with five one-year options); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence, due October 7, 2026 (HR26753, two-year initial term with three optional one-year renewals); and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services, due April 9, 2026 (RFP 25-8414, three-year term with two optional renewals, approximately $8.7 million annually in historical pharmacy spending). Given the disconnect between the code's stated scope and the actual work being solicited, this code shows little relevant recent procurement activity for vendors pursuing surgical implants or procedures.