UNSPSC 85524073: Occlusion of left cephalic vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of left cephalic vein, 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 05LF4ZZ

UNSPSC 85524073 Occlusion of left cephalic vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local procurement activity, does not align with what governments are actually buying under this designation. The code appears to describe a specific surgical procedure for vascular occlusion, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations, temporary health professional staffing, pharmacy benefit management, and surgical benefit carve-out programs—none of which involve percutaneous endoscopic vascular procedures. The issuing bodies across these opportunities include city retirement offices (Phoenix), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara), county juvenile probation departments (Harris County), and municipal human resources divisions (Long Beach), suggesting that the code may have been misapplied to health services procurement more broadly rather than reserved for its stated clinical scope.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona, Washington State, California, Texas, and Florida, with no concentration in a single jurisdiction. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminals (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows material activity volume across diverse health service categories, but the mismatch between the code's nominal clinical scope and the breadth of health administration and staffing services being procured suggests either systematic miscoding in source systems or use of the code as a catch-all for health-related services outside its intended medical-procedure domain.