UNSPSC 85501115: Extirpation of matter from left internal carotid artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left 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 03CL0ZZ

UNSPSC 85501115 Extirpation of matter from left internal carotid artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The three recent opportunities tagged under this code—medical record review and disability evaluation services for Phoenix pension boards, surgical carve-out benefit management for Long Beach, and occupational health surveillance for Washington State Ferries—involve medical administration, benefits contracting, and occupational health programs, none of which concern surgical intervention on the carotid artery. The code appears to be a clinical procedure taxonomy entry misapplied to administrative and staffing procurements, creating a categorical mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited.

State and local buyers posting under this code in the past two months include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal human resources departments (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara), and county juvenile probation departments (Harris County). The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas. Without alignment between code definition and actual procurement scope, this code shows little relevance to vendors pursuing state and local medical services, administrative staffing, or benefits management work. Buyers appear to be using the code incorrectly or the taxonomy entry itself is a clinical classifier applied to non-clinical contract types.