UNSPSC 85502517: Restriction of left external carotid artery with intraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of left external carotid artery with intraluminal device, 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 03VN0DZ

UNSPSC 85502517 Restriction of left external carotid artery with intraluminal device, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — endovascular restriction of the left external carotid artery — yet the six recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical center-of-excellence carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these solicitations involve restriction of the carotid artery or related vascular interventions. The mismatch indicates either systematic tagging error in the source database or that this code has been misapplied to health services and benefits administration work that belongs in administrative or staffing taxonomies.

The recent opportunities do reveal state and local health-services procurement activity across diverse issuing bodies — county health systems (Santa Clara, Collier County), municipal retirement offices (Phoenix), state departments of transportation (Washington), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), and municipalities (Long Beach) — with response dates ranging from September 25 through October 16, 2026. However, because none of these opportunities actually solicit carotid artery restriction services or related surgical procedures, this code shows no actionable market signal for firms pursuing vascular interventions or related medical devices in state and local procurement.