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 nominally naming a surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under it do not align with that clinical scope. The opportunities posted under this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve vertebral artery repair or open surgical approaches. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal taxonomy name and the actual work state and local governments are procuring under it.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear concentration. The issuing bodies span city pension boards, municipal health benefit administrators, state transportation departments, county probation authorities, county health systems, and county commissioners' offices. Without a coherent scope alignment between the code and the solicitations assigned to it, the code cannot serve as a reliable signal for market demand or business development prioritization in this sector.