UNSPSC 85501548: Destruction of left vertebral artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left vertebral 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 035Q4ZZ

UNSPSC 85501548 Destruction of left vertebral artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure for vertebral artery destruction—bears no relation to the recent opportunities posted under it, which solicit medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, temporary clinical staffing, and surgical procedure carve-out programs. State and local procurement offices appear to have misclassified these health-care administration and staffing opportunities under a procedure-specific medical code rather than under the broader health-care contracting codes that would appropriately capture administrative, staffing, or benefit-management services.

The mismatch between code designation and actual procurement intent renders this code unreliable for targeting state and local health-care opportunities. Recent solicitations span occupational health surveillance across Washington State ferry operations (WSDOT, RFP, due October 9, 2026), independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations in Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, RFP, due October 16, 2026), surgical benefit carve-out program management in California (City of Long Beach, RFP, due October 7, 2026), pharmacy benefit management in Florida (Collier County, RFP, due April 9, 2026), and temporary ancillary clinical staffing across multiple specialties in California (County of Santa Clara Health System, RFP, due October 7, 2026). The issuing bodies include state transportation departments, city retirement and benefits offices, county health systems, and county procurement divisions across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Business development professionals should verify the actual UNSPSC classification of health-care administration or staffing opportunities through the issuing body's source document rather than relying on this code's nominal designation.