UNSPSC 85501150: Destruction of left internal carotid artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of 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 035L0ZZ

UNSPSC 85501150 Destruction of left internal carotid artery, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its medical nomenclature. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect surgical destruction procedures; instead, they represent general occupational and disability medical services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention healthcare — none of which match the specific procedural scope the code nominally describes. State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged these opportunities with this code in error or as a default classification mechanism rather than because the work involves carotid artery intervention.

The issuing bodies posting under this code include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation, serving the Washington State Ferries), a county retirement office (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), a county health system (Santa Clara County Health System), a county probation department (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), a county commission (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and a city employee benefits office (City of Long Beach) — representing a geographic spread across Washington, Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the Washington State Ferries' RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 statewide ferry locations, due October 9, 2026; Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, due October 16, 2026; and Santa Clara County Health System's RFQ for temporary ancillary health professional staffing, due October 7, 2026. Given the mismatch between the code's procedural specificity and the actual work being solicited, this code should be monitored for clerical correction or reclassification rather than pursued as an active procurement vector.