UNSPSC 85491805: Dilation of ductus arteriosus, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of ductus arteriosus, 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 027R3ZT

UNSPSC 85491805 Dilation of ductus arteriosus, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specialized pediatric cardiac procedure, but the recent solicitations tagged under it encompass inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employee health plans, virtual primary and urgent care delivery, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services — none of which involve ductus arteriosus intervention or percutaneous cardiac procedures. State and local governments are not procuring this specific surgical service under this code.

The mismatch between the code's clinical scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a cataloging error in the underlying procurement systems or that this code is serving as a catch-all for broadly defined healthcare and medical services procurement that lacks a more precise categorization. The issuing bodies named in the recent records include county governments (Muscogee County, Collier County, Monroe County in Florida and California), a special-purpose county health department (San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services), and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica). Geographic activity spans Florida, Georgia, and California. The procurement actions themselves—RFPs for inmate healthcare contracts, pharmacy benefit management, virtual care platforms, peer support programming, and medical director services—are authentic state and local health and human services solicitations, but none represent purchasing or contracting for the ductus arteriosus procedure named in the code. This code appears to have limited utility for vendors targeting actual state and local cardiac or interventional pediatric services procurement.