UNSPSC 85493116: Insertion of cardiac lead into left atrium, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of cardiac lead into left atrium, 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 02H70MZ

UNSPSC 85493116, Insertion of cardiac lead into left atrium, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this classification do not reflect cardiac device implantation or related medical device procurement. Instead, the solicitations tagged to this code cover occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical center-of-excellence carve-out programs—none of which involve cardiac lead insertion.

The mismatch between the code's technical definition and actual procurement activity suggests either systematic miscoding in the source data or that this Commodity code does not represent an active procurement line for state and local governments. The issuing bodies across the tagged opportunities—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System—span multiple states (Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, Florida) and jurisdiction types, but none are soliciting cardiac device or cardiac surgical services. Without evidence of genuine state or local procurement for cardiac lead insertion, this code does not represent a meaningful business development opportunity at this time.