UNSPSC 85494393: Destruction of pulmonary valve, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of pulmonary valve, 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 025H4ZZ

UNSPSC 85494393 Destruction of pulmonary valve, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific cardiac surgical procedure, but the most recent opportunities tagged under it span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension determinations, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which align with destruction of a pulmonary valve or involve percutaneous endoscopic cardiac procedures. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual work being solicited suggests either a categorization error in the source data or that the code is used as a catch-all for health services beyond its nominal scope. State and local buyers are using this code to tag health services procurement broadly rather than to identify a distinct procedural service line.

The recent opportunities come from disparate issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluations), the City of Long Beach (surgical network carve-outs for a PPO plan), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing). Activity is concentrated in California, Washington, Arizona, Florida, and Texas, with no repeat buyers across the recent notices. Given the code's apparent misuse and the absence of opportunities actually soliciting cardiac surgical procedures or destruction of pulmonary valve services at the state and local level, this code merits review for reclassification rather than active pursuit in public-sector health services markets.