UNSPSC 85531871: Drainage of right lesser saphenous vein, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right lesser saphenous vein, percutaneous 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 069R3ZZ

UNSPSC 85531871 Drainage of right lesser saphenous vein, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure code for venous intervention—and the actual work state and local governments are buying under this classification. Recent opportunities tagged to this code center on occupational health surveillance, medical record summarization for disability determinations, surgical benefit program management, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary health professional staffing. The issuing bodies include state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county human resources and probation agencies (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), county health systems (Santa Clara Health System), and city retirement offices (City of Phoenix). None of these solicitations involve the specific surgical drainage procedure the code nominally describes; instead, they reflect broader medical administration, occupational health, and benefits management services that are incorrectly or overly broadly tagged to this Commodity code.

Geographic activity spans Washington State, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Puget Sound ferry terminals (proposals due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference held August 31, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations for fire and police pension boards (proposals due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years), and Santa Clara Health System's RFQ to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories excluding nursing and physicians (proposals due October 7, 2026). The code appears to be used as a catch-all classification for medical services procurement rather than reflecting actual procurement activity aligned with its stated procedure definition, making it a weak indicator of genuine market opportunity in the specific surgical intervention domain.