UNSPSC 85502219: Excision of left internal mammary artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left internal mammary 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 03B13ZZ

UNSPSC 85502219 Excision of left internal mammary artery, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this designation. The recent solicitations tagged to this code describe occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability benefits, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve excision of the left internal mammary artery or comparable surgical procedures. The code appears to be a medical procedure classification misapplied to administrative healthcare contracting; the underlying opportunities are procurement of healthcare services delivery, benefit administration, and staffing coordination rather than surgical interventions. State and local activity under this code includes county retirement systems, city human resources departments, state transportation agencies, juvenile justice departments, and regional health systems.

Recent solicitations span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations under an RFP (RTMRFP26001) due October 16, 2026, with a $750,000 five-year maximum contract. The City of Long Beach is requesting proposals for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program through Centers of Excellence (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026). The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, is soliciting occupational medical surveillance services (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) with a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026. Harris County Juvenile Probation Department posted an RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth (071626BNM, due September 25, 2026). The County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Collier County is managing an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services with historical annual spending near $8.7 million (RFP 25-8414, nominally due April 9, 2026, though this date appears superseded in the source). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procured services suggests either a data-integrity issue in code assignment or misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and state and local healthcare purchasing practice.