UNSPSC 85502218: Excision of innominate artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of innominate artery, percutaneous 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 03B23ZZ

UNSPSC 85502218, Excision of innominate artery, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that has no clear match with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — percutaneous excision of the innominate artery — yet the recent opportunities posted under this code encompass independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve the procurement of percutaneous innominate artery excision as a clinical service or supply. The mismatch suggests either a classification error in how the opportunities were tagged or that the code is being used for broader health services management rather than the specific procedural intervention its name denotes.

The recent opportunities posted under this code show activity across multiple state and local jurisdictions — the City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County (Florida), and Santa Clara County Health System — but none of the work being solicited aligns with vascular surgery procurement or outcome measurement related to innominate artery procedures. Without opportunities that actually reflect the code's nominal scope, this code does not present a clear procurement signal for business development professionals seeking state and local contracts in vascular surgery or related procedural services. Activity under this code warrants verification with the issuing jurisdictions to confirm correct classification before pursuing.