UNSPSC 85501544: Dilation of right internal carotid artery with drug-eluting intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of right internal carotid artery with drug-eluting 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 037K44Z

UNSPSC 85501544, Dilation of right internal carotid artery with drug-eluting intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific medical procedure—percutaneous endoscopic dilation of the right internal carotid artery using a drug-eluting device—yet recent opportunities posted under this code involve occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, youth detention healthcare services, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these services involve the procedural intervention the code nominally describes. State and local procurement offices appear to have mis-tagged opportunities in health services administration, occupational medicine, and benefits management with this procedure-specific code, creating a fundamental mismatch between the code's technical scope and actual buying activity.

The recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, issued by city retirement offices, county health systems, county commissioners, and state transportation departments. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office requesting independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); Washington State Department of Transportation seeking occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); the County of Santa Clara Health System establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFP RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026); and the City of Long Beach requesting surgical benefit carve-out program services (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026). This code does not represent a viable procurement category for vendors with expertise in medical device placement or interventional cardiology; the tagging appears to reflect administrative or classification error rather than genuine demand for the procedural service the code describes.