UNSPSC 85501116: Extirpation of matter from right internal carotid artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right 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 03CK0ZZ

UNSPSC 85501116 Extirpation of matter from right internal carotid artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local contract opportunities posted under it. The recent opportunities tagged with this code span medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical procedure carve-outs for government employees, youth detention medical services, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which concern extirpation of carotid artery matter or any surgical procedure matching the code's clinical description. The opportunities posted under this code reflect administrative and benefits-management healthcare services procurement rather than surgical interventions.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities include a city retirement office (Phoenix), municipal governments (Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), a county board of commissioners (Collier County), and a county health system (Santa Clara). Geographic activity appears concentrated in California, Arizona, Washington, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual applications at $750,000 over five years; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology services for 3,800 employees and retirees; and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) requiring physician-led baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry system locations. The code's taxonomy assignment appears mismatched to the work actually being solicited, and vendors should verify the intended scope before pursuing opportunities posted under it.