UNSPSC 85532779: Destruction of gastric vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of gastric 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 06520ZZ

UNSPSC 85532779 Destruction of gastric vein, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure — destruction of a gastric vein using an open surgical approach — yet the most recent state and local opportunities posted under this code reflect administrative medical services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefits management, temporary clinical staffing, and surgical center-of-excellence networks. No solicitation in the recent activity block reflects destruction of gastric veins or related surgical procedures; the code appears to have been misapplied to opportunities centered on medical services procurement and employee benefit administration rather than procedural or surgical intervention codes.

State and local purchasing offices have tagged opportunities under this code from Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, independent medical evaluation services), California (City of Long Beach, surgical benefit carve-out; County of Santa Clara Health System, temporary health professional staffing), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation, occupational medical surveillance), Florida (Collier County, pharmacy benefit management), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, specialty and emergency medical services for youth in custody). The issuing bodies span city pension boards, municipal human resources departments, county health systems, state transportation agencies, and juvenile justice authorities. Because the code's nominal scope bears no relation to the work actually being procured, the code does not represent a viable opportunity set for vendors positioned to deliver on the code's stated definition.