UNSPSC 85501070: Occlusion of right vertebral artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of 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 03LP0ZZ

UNSPSC 85501070 Occlusion of right vertebral artery, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a medical procedure code from clinical taxonomy, but the recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-outs, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which map to the specific vascular procedure named in the code. The mismatch suggests this code has been incorrectly applied by issuing bodies to capture general medical services procurement activity, rather than reflecting actual purchase of the narrowly defined vertebral artery procedure.

The recent state and local opportunities posted under this code originate from Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Collier County Florida (pharmacy benefit management), County of Santa Clara California (temporary health professional staffing), City of Phoenix Arizona (disability medical evaluations), City of Long Beach California (surgical procedure carve-outs), and Harris County Texas (emergency medical services for juveniles). The geographic spread spans the Pacific Northwest, Southwest, and Texas, with no clear concentration pattern. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the breadth of actual procurement activity suggests this Commodity code is not reliably tagged to relevant work; business development professionals should verify code assignment independently and treat this category as an unreliable signal for targeted opportunity prospecting.