UNSPSC 85491084: Extirpation of matter from left pulmonary artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left pulmonary artery, 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 02CR0ZZ

UNSPSC 85491084 Extirpation of matter from left pulmonary artery, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure on a pulmonary artery—bears no relationship to the work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out management, and youth detention healthcare services. None of these solicitations involve pulmonary artery intervention or the specialized cardiothoracic surgery the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either systematic misclassification in the source data or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how state and local procurement offices are tagging health services contracts.

Across the six recent opportunities, issuing bodies include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and departments (Harris County Juvenile Probation, Collier County, Santa Clara County), a municipal retirement office (City of Phoenix), and a city health benefits purchaser (City of Long Beach). Activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear geographic concentration pattern. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026, pre-bid conference August 31), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits management (due October 7, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing qualifications (due October 7, 2026). No strategic pattern emerges; the code appears to be a misfiled miscellany. Pursue only if your firm's service line aligns with one of the specific use cases named above, and verify the correct UNSPSC classification directly with the issuing body before bidding.