UNSPSC 85501144: Dilation of right internal carotid artery with drug-eluting intraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of right internal carotid artery with drug-eluting 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 037K04Z

UNSPSC 85501144 Dilation of right internal carotid artery with drug-eluting intraluminal device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows significant misalignment between its nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure code—and the work actually being solicited by state and local governments under this tag. The recent opportunities tagged to this code are uniformly unrelated to the code's stated medical procedure: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office is soliciting independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations; the City of Long Beach is requesting a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program for employees and retirees; the Washington State Department of Transportation is procuring occupational medical surveillance services; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department is issuing an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth; Collier County is seeking pharmacy benefit management services; and Santa Clara County Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve vascular surgery, interventional cardiology, or drug-eluting stent placement. This code presents little relevant procurement activity for firms specializing in medical device supply, surgical services, or interventional cardiology support.

The geographic spread of posting activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida, with no clear concentration in any single jurisdiction. The issuing bodies include a city retirement office, two city human resources departments, a state transportation agency, a county probation department, a county health system, and a county benefits consortium—a fragmented buyer base with no repeat issuer under this code in the recent window. The mismatch between the UNSPSC category name and posted opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding at the local level or an error in the category assignment itself. Firms should verify directly with issuers whether their service or product line aligns with the actual procurement need, as the code tag does not reliably signal the work being bought.