UNSPSC 85501241: Repair left vertebral artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left vertebral artery, percutaneous 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 03QQ3ZZ

UNSPSC 85501241 Repair left vertebral artery, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its clinical scope. The code's nominal title describes a specific surgical procedure, but the most-recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not solicit vertebral artery repair services. Instead, they cover independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefits administration, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which map to the narrow clinical procedure the code names.

The mismatch between code and opportunity is significant: the opportunities reflect broader health-care procurement by counties, cities, and state agencies (Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County, and Santa Clara County), but they do not evidence demand for the specific vertebral artery repair procedure. Purchasers in Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida have posted RFPs and RFQs for medical administration, surveillance, staffing, and benefits management during July through September 2026, but none solicit vertebral artery repair or related cardiovascular surgery services. State and local procurement under this code does not appear active at present, and the tagged opportunities suggest a taxonomy misclassification rather than genuine demand for the procedure itself.