UNSPSC 85501064: Release right internal carotid artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release 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 03NK0ZZ

UNSPSC 85501064 Release right internal carotid artery, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal clinical scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect vascular surgical services or related medical devices; instead, they document procurement for health plan administration, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care platforms, peer support services, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve carotid artery procedures or the surgical instrumentation such a code would typically encompass. The issuing bodies span county health systems, county employee health plans, county corrections departments, and municipal fire departments across multiple states, reflecting the breadth of state and local healthcare purchasing activity. However, none of the recent solicitations are actually buying the work the code nominally describes.

Activity appears concentrated in Florida and Georgia, with single opportunities also posted in California. The most recent representative solicitations include Muscogee County (Georgia) Prison's RFP No. 26-0008 for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County (Florida) Procurement Services Division's RFP 25-8414 for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spending of $8.7 million (due April 9, 2026), Monroe County (Florida) Board of County Commissioners' RFP for Virtual Primary Care and 24/7 Urgent Care Services for approximately 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County (California) Health's RFP No. 2025-007 for a peer support pilot project totaling $580,000 (due July 2, 2025), and the Santa Monica Fire Department (California) RFP for a Fire Department Medical Director (due October 16, 2025). This code does not reflect procurement aligned with its stated clinical procedure—the mismatch suggests either miscoding at the source or a taxonomy entry with no active state and local market.