UNSPSC 85502516: Restriction of left external carotid artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of left external carotid 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 03VN0ZZ

UNSPSC 85502516 Restriction of left external carotid artery, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a surgical procedure, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not align with the code's clinical scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span independent medical evaluation services, surgery benefit carve-out administration for health plans, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve the specific surgical procedure the code nominates. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipalities, state transportation departments, county probation departments, county commissioners, and regional health systems, indicating broad cross-sector demand for healthcare administration and staffing services rather than carotid artery restriction procedures. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated clinical purpose.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), representing multiple regions without concentration. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) to support disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applications with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) covering baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry system locations with a two-year term and extension options; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) on a non-exclusive, multiple-award basis with no guaranteed work volume. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement activity suggests either misclassification at the source level or that this code is not the appropriate taxonomy entry for the healthcare services these jurisdictions are actively buying.