UNSPSC 85524048: Replacement of right 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 right 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 05RD47Z

UNSPSC 85524048 Replacement of right cephalic vein with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure for vascular repair, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code do not solicit such surgical services. Instead, state and local issuing bodies are posting medical administration, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefits management, and health professional staffing solicitations under this code—work that lies outside the scope of the code's stated surgical procedure. Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the Washington State Department of Transportation, the City of Long Beach, Collier County, and Santa Clara County Health System appear in the recent block, but none are soliciting vascular surgical procedures or tissue replacement services; their buys span occupational medical exams, disability benefit evaluation services, surgical carve-out networks through Centers of Excellence, pharmacy administration, and temporary health professional staffing. The geographic footprint spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, driven by municipal and county-level health and human services procurement.

The code presents a classification mismatch that signals limited decision-relevance for vendors in vascular surgical repair. None of the six recent opportunities reference vascular procedures, tissue substitutes, or endoscopic approaches. Interested firms should verify the UNSPSC code assignment before developing responses, as the posted opportunities appear to have been tagged incorrectly at the commodity level. The actual buys—occupational health surveillance, medical records review for pension disability determinations, specialty surgical networks, PBM administration, and health professional temporary staffing—fall under different code families within healthcare administration and staffing rather than surgical procedure codes.