UNSPSC 85493408: Excision of atrial septum, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of atrial septum, 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 02B53ZZ

UNSPSC 85493408 Excision of atrial septum, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific cardiac surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not align with that clinical designation. The recent opportunities posted do not reflect procurement of the procedure itself; instead, the code appears to have been applied by issuing bodies to a range of health services contracting that includes independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical benefit carve-outs for Centers of Excellence networks, specialty medical care for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing. This mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by the issuing bodies or a commoditization of the code to capture broader health-services procurement activity. The actual work being solicited under this code spans occupational health compliance, disability medical determinations, specialty surgical networks, and ancillary clinical staffing — none of which represents performance of the atrial septum procedure named in the code.

Recent activity appears across multiple state and local jurisdictions with no clear geographic concentration. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations on a five-year contract valued at $750,000, with proposals due October 16, 2026 via RFP. The City of Long Beach is requesting proposals for a surgical and medical procedure carve-out program covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures through Centers of Excellence networks, with proposals due October 7, 2026 and go-live targeted for April 1, 2027. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, is issuing an IFB for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026. Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth with responses due September 25, 2026. Collier County is seeking pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 7,200 covered members with historical annual spending near $8.7 million and a three-year initial term plus two one-year renewal options. The County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a non-exclusive qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, with proposals due October 7, 2026. Given the divergence between the code's clinical name and the actual scope of work being procured, vendors should treat this code as a low-relevance signal and verify specific solicitation details before pursuing opportunities tagged under it.