UNSPSC 85501549: Destruction of right vertebral artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of right 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 035P4ZZ

UNSPSC 85501549 Destruction of right vertebral artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure. The recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect surgical procedures matching the code's nominal scope. Instead, the opportunities center on occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve destruction of vertebral artery or endoscopic vascular intervention. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated clinical purpose.

The mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the actual work being solicited suggests either miscoding of opportunities by issuing bodies or that state and local procurement systems are using this UNSPSC code to classify health service contracting more broadly. No recent opportunities in the block represent orthopedic, vascular, or surgical procedure-specific services. Bidders evaluating this code should verify the accurate UNSPSC classification before committing resources to opportunity pursuit, as the current tagging does not appear to reflect procurement aligned with the code's ostensible medical procedure scope.