UNSPSC 85493566: Repair left heart, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left heart, 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 02QC4ZZ

UNSPSC 85493566 Repair left heart, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The five most recent opportunities tagged with this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services (Muscogee County Prison), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), virtual primary and urgent care (Monroe County), peer support services for mental health workers (San Mateo County), and fire department medical director services (Santa Monica), none of which involve cardiac repair procedures or percutaneous endoscopic interventions. The mismatch between the code's clinical nomenclature and the actual scope of work being solicited indicates either systematic coding error in the state and local opportunities database or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how these jurisdictions classify healthcare services contracts.

State and local procurement offices are clearly buying healthcare and behavioral health services through competitive RFPs issued by county commissioners, health departments, and municipal fire departments—but they are not soliciting heart repair procedures under this code. If your firm pursues cardiac or interventional services at state and local facilities, verify the relevant UNSPSC codes with the specific issuing body's procurement office before investing in proposal development, as the taxonomy applied to medical procedures in state and local systems may differ materially from clinical or federal coding standards.