UNSPSC 85501039: Reposition right internal carotid artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right internal carotid artery, open 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 03SK0ZZ

UNSPSC 85501039 Reposition right internal carotid artery, open approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity under this code. The three recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code—disability medical record summary and independent medical evaluation services, surgical carve-out benefit programs for government employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—do not align with surgical vascular procedures. The code's nominal scope (operative repositioning of the internal carotid artery) does not match the scope of work actually being solicited, which spans medical administration, employee health benefit management, occupational health screening, and staffing services. No state or local procurement office appears to be soliciting the procedural service this code names.

The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source data or that state and local procurement does not regularly classify surgical services under UNSPSC medical procedure codes. Firms pursuing opportunities in medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, health plan benefits administration, or health professional staffing should verify that procurement offices are using appropriate codes before relying on this commodity designation as a discovery or filtering tool.