UNSPSC 85531121: Removal of synthetic substitute from lower vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from lower vein, open 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 06PY0JZ

UNSPSC 85531121 Removal of synthetic substitute from lower vein, open approach is a Commodity code that carries clinical surgical procedure nomenclature but shows minimal alignment with actual state and local government procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect surgical vein procedures; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding of health services procurements or that the code's intended scope—specific vascular surgical procedures—generates little or no state and local solicitation activity.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities represent a mix of state health agencies, county human resources and health systems, city retirement offices, and county juvenile detention authorities. The Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries) solicited occupational medical surveillance; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluations for pension boards; the County of Santa Clara Health System established a staffing pool for multiple ancillary health professional categories; the City of Long Beach requested surgical benefit carve-out administration; Collier County sought pharmacy benefit management services; and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth. Geographic activity spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. No recent opportunity explicitly procures removal of synthetic vein substitutes or related vascular surgical procedures. This code appears inactive or severely underutilized in state and local procurement.