UNSPSC 85501704: Insertion of infusion device into right subclavian artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of infusion device into right subclavian artery, open 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 03H303Z

UNSPSC 85501704, Insertion of infusion device into right subclavian artery, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows a pronounced mismatch between its clinical procedure scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure for vascular access—does not align with the work actually being solicited under this code in state and local markets. The recent opportunities tagged to this code encompass occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, Centers of Excellence surgical carve-outs, and acute specialty medical care for detained youth—none of which involve subclavian artery infusion device insertion or relate to the procedure's clinical specifics.

Recent activity appears across multiple issuing bodies and states: the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability-related independent medical evaluations for fire and police pension boards), the City of Long Beach (surgical procedure carve-outs through Centers of Excellence), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary ancillary health professional staffing). The code does not support meaningful pursuit under its nominal clinical scope based on available state and local opportunities. Practitioners should verify whether the code has been misapplied in source systems or whether procurement offices are using it as a catch-all for medical services unrelated to its specific procedure designation.