UNSPSC 85524120: Excision of right cephalic vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right 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 05BD4ZZ

UNSPSC 85524120 Excision of right cephalic vein, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The source records show no solicitations for vascular surgical procedures or any related clinical interventions matching the code's nominal scope. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code address occupational health surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-out benefit administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, youth detention medical services, and emergency/specialty medical services — none of which involve cephalic vein excision or percutaneous endoscopic vascular surgery.

The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual work being solicited suggests either a data-tagging error in the source system or a code misapplication at posting. No meaningful procurement analysis can be drawn from this code as currently tagged. Firms evaluating opportunities under UNSPSC 85524120 should verify the actual scope of work in each RFP directly rather than relying on the code assignment.