UNSPSC 85532044: Supplement left femoral vein with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left femoral vein with synthetic substitute, 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 06UN4JZ

UNSPSC 85532044 Supplement left femoral vein with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal medical-device scope and the actual state and local procurement activity tagged under it. Recent opportunities posted against this code involve occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pension and benefits administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs — none of which involve vascular surgical devices or endoscopic procedures. The code appears to be misapplied or incorrectly tagged in the state and local procurement database, and does not reflect active buying for the procedure or device the code nominally describes.

The recent opportunities, while diverse in nature, cluster around health benefits administration and healthcare staffing procurement across multiple jurisdictions. The Washington State Department of Transportation (Washington State Ferries) is seeking occupational medical surveillance services with occupational medicine physician-led oversight across 14 ferry system locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office is requesting independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determination ($750,000 over five years); the City of Long Beach is requesting proposals for surgical benefit carve-out networks through Centers of Excellence; Collier County is procuring pharmacy benefit management services (historical spend approximately $8.7 million annually); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth; and Santa Clara Health System is establishing a vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. No state or jurisdiction appears more than once as a repeat buyer under this code. Given the consistent mismatch between the code's stated medical device scope and the actual solicitations posted, this code should not be pursued for vascular surgical device or endoscopic procedure work; vendors should verify accurate UNSPSC classification in any pre-bid inquiry.