UNSPSC 85524113: Extirpation of matter from left cephalic vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 05CF4ZZ

UNSPSC 85524113 Extirpation of matter from left cephalic vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal surgical-procedure scope. The six recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which align with the code's medical-procedure definition. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county human resources divisions, state transportation departments, county probation departments, and county and regional health systems. The geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Washington State, Texas, Florida, and regional health authorities.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual opportunities posted under it suggests either inconsistent coding by procurement offices or a fundamental misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how state and local health systems classify administrative healthcare services. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, for $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical benefit carve-out program (due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026). The consistent appearance of healthcare administrative and staffing services rather than direct surgical procedures indicates procurement offices are using this code to categorize a broader family of health-services contracting than the code's name suggests.