UNSPSC 85501050: Replacement of right internal carotid artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right internal carotid artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 03RK0KZ

UNSPSC 85501050 "Replacement of right internal carotid artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach" is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which align with surgical vascular procedures or implantable medical devices. The code appears to be a procedural clinical taxonomy entry misapplied to administrative and operational health services procurements; state and local agencies do not typically solicit surgical procedures or surgical implants through standard procurement channels.

No opportunities in the source demonstrate procurement of the specific vascular surgical service or device this code nominally describes. Agencies issuing under this code include county health systems, county juvenile probation departments, city retirement offices, and state transportation departments—none purchasing intraoperative vascular interventions or synthetic carotid artery replacements. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, but this reflects the issuing bodies' operational footprints rather than a market for the code's nominal scope. This code does not warrant pursuit for firms specializing in vascular surgery, implantable medical devices, or surgical procedure reimbursement; the procurement activity tagged to it does not match its clinical nomenclature.