UNSPSC 85501113: Extirpation of matter from left vertebral artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 03CQ0ZZ

UNSPSC 85501113 Extirpation of matter from left vertebral artery, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal classification does not align with the recent state and local solicitation activity tagged under it. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the six recent opportunities posted under this code (as of August–October 2026) solicit occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out management, pharmacy benefit administration, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, and temporary ancillary health professional staffing — none of which involve vertebral artery intervention. The mismatch suggests either a taxonomy labeling error in the source system or inconsistent vendor tagging by issuing procurement offices.

The recent activity across these misaligned opportunities involves state departments, counties, cities, and regional health systems. The Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services; the City of Long Beach requested surgical benefit carve-out management; Collier County commissioned pharmacy benefit administration; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for specialty and emergency medical services; and the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing. Geographic spread includes Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. With the code showing no relevant recent opportunities aligned to its stated scope, vendors should verify the accuracy of the UNSPSC assignment before pursuing work described under this Commodity code.