UNSPSC 85501063: Release left internal carotid artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left 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 03NL0ZZ

UNSPSC 85501063 Release left internal carotid artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local government procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code span inmate medical services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve vascular surgical procedures or the specific anatomical intervention the code nominally describes. The code shows little relevant recent activity, and the mismatch between the code's medical-procedure taxonomy and the health services and benefits administration work actually being solicited indicates either miscoding or a systemic misalignment between the UNSPSC classification and how state and local procurement offices are tagging opportunities in this space.

The issuing bodies include county departments (Collier County Human Resources, Monroe County Commissioners, Muscogee County Prison in Georgia), county behavioral health divisions (San Mateo County), and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica). Geographic spread covers Florida, California, and Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026). None of these solicitations involves surgical intervention or vascular release procedures.