UNSPSC 85533069: Supplement left renal vein with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left renal vein with autologous tissue substitute, 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 06UB37Z

UNSPSC 85533069 Supplement left renal vein with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently filed under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code are health benefit administration, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, and specialty surgical networks — none of which involve renal vein supplementation or autologous tissue substitution procedures. The code nominally describes a specific surgical intervention, yet the actual solicitations reflect administrative, staffing, and benefit-management services that fall outside vascular surgery or tissue-substitute procurement.

The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement system or a systematic misapplication of medical procedure codes to health services contracting. Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Department of Transportation), and Florida (Collier County) have posted opportunities under this code in the past two months, but none involve implantable devices, surgical supplies, or tissue-substitute materials. No recent state and local opportunities reflect procurement of the medical device or surgical service the code's name describes.