UNSPSC 85494000: Pericardium inspection heart and great vessels, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This class includes one or more of 22 standard surgical interventions or procedures on pericardium and inspection of the heart and great vessels with percutaneous endoscopic approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 02.

UNSPSC 85494000 Pericardium inspection heart and great vessels, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Class code that shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal medical-procedure scope. The six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 in the recent activity block—independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—do not represent cardiac catheterization, pericardial inspection, or endoscopic cardiac procedures. This code appears to carry minimal relevance to current state and local solicitation patterns.

The mismatch between the code's technical procedure classification and the actual opportunities available suggests that either the code was applied in error by issuing bodies or the opportunities have been miscategorized in the source. Procurement professionals evaluating this code should clarify with state and local purchasing offices whether cardiac diagnostic and interventional procedures are being solicited under different UNSPSC codes, or whether this code's activity occurs outside standard competitive bidding channels (for example, through price-agreement vehicles, bundled health plan contracts, or direct provider enrollment rather than RFP-driven vendor selection). The absence of recent aligned opportunities is a signal to watch the code rather than pursue active business development at this time.