UNSPSC 85534306: Supplement esophageal vein with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement esophageal vein with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 06U347Z

UNSPSC 85534306 Supplement esophageal vein with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent disability medical evaluations, temporary clinical staffing, and surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans — none of which involve esophageal vein supplementation or the procedural intervention the code names. The mismatch suggests this code may have been applied incorrectly by issuing bodies, or the code taxonomy does not serve state and local health-plan and occupational-medicine procurement effectively.

The recent opportunities do reflect direct state and local health procurement activity across multiple jurisdictions and issuing-body types: the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), the City of Phoenix (independent medical evaluations for pension determinations), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit management for employee plans), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary clinical staffing qualification pool). The geographic spread includes Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. The work being solicited—occupational health programs, employee health-plan administration, medical record review, and temporary clinical staffing—addresses administrative and operational health functions rather than direct procedural interventions. No opportunities currently posted reference the code's stated commodity scope of esophageal vein surgery, indicating the code shows little decision-relevant recent activity for vendors in surgical procedural supply or services.