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 is a Commodity code that sits within the medical and surgical services taxonomy, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows minimal to no alignment with the code's nominal scope. The five most recent opportunities in the dataset—inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction—are administrative healthcare management, preventive care, behavioral health, and EMS oversight services. None involve surgical repositioning of vascular structures or open surgical intervention. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently or erroneously to healthcare procurement categories it does not accurately describe.

State and local activity under this code, as reflected in recent postings, centers on county governments and special-purpose health agencies procuring managed-care delivery models, behavioral health support, and administrative healthcare services rather than surgical procedures. Issuing bodies include Muscogee County Prison (Georgia), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), San Mateo County Health (California), and Santa Monica Fire Department (California). Geographic spread spans Georgia, Florida, and California. Representative recent opportunities include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 (due May 15, 2026) for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison and Collier County's RFP 25-8414 (due April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spending of $8.7 million. Given the mismatch between the code's surgical focus and the actual procurement activity, this code presents limited decision-relevance for vendors positioned in state and local healthcare contracting unless the classification error is corrected at the source.