UNSPSC 85534119: Excision of esophageal vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of esophageal 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 06B30ZZ

UNSPSC 85534119 Excision of esophageal vein, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not align with that procedural specification. Instead, recent opportunities tagged to this code span medical services procurement—occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, specialty pharmacy management, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, and temporary clinical staffing—none of which involve esophageal vein surgery. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments and health systems (Harris County Juvenile Probation, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and public pension boards (Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Boards). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity suggests this code is either misapplied by the soliciting agencies or the code definition does not reflect current state and local purchasing patterns in healthcare services.

Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative activity includes the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability determinations for public safety personnel (response due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers across 14 statewide locations (response due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure Centers of Excellence management for employee health plans (response due October 7, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (response due April 9, 2026, approximately $8.7 million annually), and Santa Clara County Health System's qualification vehicle for temporary ancillary clinical staffing (response due October 7, 2026). Given the procedural specificity of the code and the broad healthcare services nature of recent opportunities, buyers pursuing this code should treat the activity as a misclassification signal rather than a reliable indicator of esophageal surgery procurement demand at the state and local level.