UNSPSC 85501534: Dilation of left vertebral artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of left 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 037Q4DZ

UNSPSC 85501534 Dilation of left vertebral artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific vascular surgical procedure, yet the recent solicitations tagged under it cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency services for youth in detention. None of these services involve vertebral artery dilation or intraluminal device placement. The mismatch indicates either a classification error in the source data or a systematic miscoding of medical services at the state and local level under this procedure code.

The limited and misaligned recent opportunities span geographically dispersed issuing bodies—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation's Ferries division (Washington), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California)—but they do not represent actual procurement demand for the vertebral artery procedure named in the code. Until coding is corrected or procurement activity actually matching the code's scope appears, the code presents no actionable opportunity for vendors offering cardiovascular interventions or interventional radiology services.