UNSPSC 85494021: Excision of pericardium, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of pericardium, 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 02BN4ZZ

UNSPSC 85494021 Excision of pericardium, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that maps poorly to recent state and local procurement activity. The five most recent opportunities bearing this code classify it against comprehensive health and human services contracts—inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve pericardium excision or percutaneous endoscopic surgical procedures. The code nominally describes a specific cardiac surgical intervention, but the state and local procurement system has applied it to broader healthcare administration and delivery services that fall outside surgical procedures altogether.

The issuing bodies in the recent block span county commissioners' offices (Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida; Muscogee County, Georgia), county health and behavioral health agencies (San Mateo County, California), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica, California). The geographic spread includes Georgia, Florida, and California, with opportunities posted between February and April 2026 and response deadlines ranging from April through July 2026. The mismatch between the code's surgical nomenclature and the actual procurement scope—which focuses on managed care administration, employee health benefits, mental health support, and EMS medical direction—indicates either miscoding at the issuing authority level or use of a catch-all code for health services outside the taxonomy's more granular surgical categories. This code shows little relevant recent activity for vendors pursuing surgical services or procedural interventions.