UNSPSC 85501069: Occlusion of left vertebral artery with bioactive intraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of left vertebral artery with bioactive intraluminal device, 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 03LQ0BZ

UNSPSC 85501069, Occlusion of left vertebral artery with bioactive intraluminal device, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure—endovascular treatment of vertebral artery occlusion using an implantable device—but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it involve occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-outs for health plans, temporary clinical staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in detention. None of these solicitations involve vascular surgery devices, implants, or the procedure named in the code.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement system or a fundamental misalignment between UNSPSC taxonomy and how these jurisdictions are tagging health-related services. The opportunities are genuine — the City of Phoenix seeking disability medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation requesting occupational medical surveillance (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and the City of Long Beach seeking surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026) — but they reflect health services contracting, not medical device procurement. A vendor evaluating pursuit under this code should treat the category as inactive for device-related procurement and recognize that any activity assigned to it may be administrative miscoding rather than a signal of sustained demand for vascular surgery supplies or implants.