UNSPSC 85501471: Occlusion of right vertebral artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of right vertebral artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic 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 03LP4DZ

UNSPSC 85501471 Occlusion of right vertebral artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific interventional medical procedure—endovascular occlusion of a vertebral artery—but the recent opportunities tagged under this code cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These solicitations involve medical services administration, workforce staffing, and benefits management, not the procedural intervention the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either a data-classification error in how opportunities were tagged or that this code is being used as a catch-all bucket for state and local health service procurements that do not fit existing taxonomy categories.

The recent opportunities originating under this code come from diverse issuing bodies—county government (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and county health systems—across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. No single jurisdiction or issuing body dominates, and the work spans occupational health compliance, pension administration support, employee benefits design, temporary clinical staffing, and juvenile detention healthcare. If this code were being used intentionally, it would reflect a broad portfolio of health service procurement; in practice, the classification appears misaligned with both the code's title and standard procurement patterns in state and local government.