UNSPSC 85534121: Drainage of esophageal vein with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of esophageal vein with drainage device, 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 069300Z

UNSPSC 85534121 Drainage of esophageal vein with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that bears no relation to the state and local opportunities currently tagged under it. The recent solicitations reveal a substantial mismatch: the code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure on the esophageal vein, yet recent state and local buyers are procuring medical benefits administration, occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty surgical carve-out networks — none of which align with the code's stated procedure scope. The taxonomy appears to have been incorrectly applied across a range of administrative health services and workforce health offerings.

The issuing bodies posting under this code include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health departments (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile probation departments (Harris County), county human resources divisions (Collier County), and health systems (Santa Clara County Health System). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Recent opportunities include Phoenix's RFP for independent disability medical evaluation services (proposals due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Ferries' RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations (proposals due October 9, 2026, with award anticipated by November 30, 2026), Long Beach's RFP for surgical Centers of Excellence carve-out benefits (proposals due October 7, 2026, go-live targeted April 1, 2027), and Santa Clara County Health System's multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (proposals due October 7, 2026). The code shows active recent procurement volume, but the systematic mismatch between the procedure-specific code definition and the work actually being bought suggests either persistent data entry errors in state and local procurement systems or a significant taxonomy misalignment that warrants clarification before pursuing opportunities tagged under this code.