UNSPSC 85501521: Excision of right internal carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right internal carotid artery, 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 03BK4ZZ

UNSPSC 85501521 (Excision of right internal carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach), a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code involve occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out benefits programs, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve carotid artery excision or similar procedures. The issuing bodies include county human resources and health departments, city retirement offices, state transportation agencies, and county juvenile probation departments, but the actual work being procured bears no practical relationship to the code's stated scope. This code appears to reflect a tagging or classification error rather than genuine procurement demand for the surgical service it names.

The geographic spread spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State (Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), but the operative distinction is that none of the recent opportunities reflect the surgical procedure the code describes. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). None of these opportunities involve procedural surgery or surgical intervention. Firms pursuing work under this code should verify the actual commodity or service classification before developing pursuit strategy, as the current tagging does not reflect the substance of state and local demand in this category.