UNSPSC 85532666: Excision of inferior vena cava, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of inferior vena cava, 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 06B00ZZ

UNSPSC 85532666 Excision of inferior vena cava, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little connection to that clinical service. The sourced solicitations span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve vena cava surgery or procedural surgery capacity. The code appears to be a miscategorization in state and local procurement systems, with issuing bodies (Columbus Consolidated Government in Georgia, Collier County in Florida, Monroe County in Florida, San Mateo County in California, and the Santa Monica Fire Department in California) tagging healthcare and administrative service contracts under a surgical procedure code rather than appropriate clinical service or managed care codes.

No recent opportunities substantively relate to the surgical services named in the code's title. State and local procurement offices should verify UNSPSC coding for healthcare service solicitations before using this code for business development purposes, as current postings under 85532666 do not reflect surgical capacity, surgical staffing, or operative procedure procurement. The activity visible in the recent-opportunities block—ranging from $95,000 monthly inmate health contracts to $8.7 million annual pharmacy spending and multi-county virtual care platforms—represents healthcare administration and clinical access services, not surgical intervention services.