UNSPSC 85501057: Repair right vertebral artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right vertebral 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 03QP0ZZ

UNSPSC 85501057 Repair right vertebral artery, open approach is a Commodity code describing a specific surgical procedure. The recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not align with the code's nominal scope — the five most recent records show procurement for inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction. None of these solicitations involve vertebral artery repair or surgical procedures. The code shows no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement.

The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the healthcare-administration and services-management work actually being solicited suggests either a tagging error in the source data or that state and local procurement offices are using this Commodity code as a catch-all for healthcare services unrelated to its defined scope. Vendors evaluating this code should verify actual buying patterns through direct engagement with specific issuing bodies rather than relying on the code designation alone.