UNSPSC 85501066: Occlusion of left vertebral artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of left 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 03LQ0ZZ

UNSPSC 85501066, Occlusion of left vertebral artery, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code describes a specific surgical procedure classified within the medical procedure taxonomy, but recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect procurement of this procedure itself. Instead, issuing bodies across multiple jurisdictions are soliciting medical services and staffing that fall outside the code's nominal scope — independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the breadth of health services being bought suggests either miscoding in the opportunities or limited use of this code within state and local procurement taxonomy.

The recent opportunities span Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office seeking independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years, RFP due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach requesting surgical benefit carve-out proposals for Centers of Excellence networks, RFP due October 7, 2026; County of Santa Clara Health System establishing a temporary health professional staffing qualified vendor list, RFP due October 7, 2026), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation requesting occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 locations, due October 9, 2026), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issuing an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, due September 25, 2026), and Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners requesting Pharmacy Benefit Management services for approximately 2,400 enrolled employees, RFP due April 9, 2026). No opportunities in the recent block directly procure the vertebral artery occlusion procedure named in the code.