UNSPSC 85502519: Restriction of left external carotid artery with bioactive 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 bioactive 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 03VN0BZ

UNSPSC 85502519 Restriction of left external carotid artery with bioactive intraluminal device, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific cardiovascular surgical intervention, yet the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with that narrow scope. The code has surfaced in solicitations spanning independent medical evaluation services for public safety retirement disability determinations, surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for state transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in detention, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, and temporary health professional staffing for a regional health system. None of these opportunities involve carotid artery restriction or bioactive intraluminal devices. The issuing bodies include state departments, counties, cities, and independent public health systems soliciting services at the administrative or systems-management level rather than at the point-of-care or procedure level.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida, with no geographic concentration evident. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) supporting approximately 75 annual disability determinations for public safety personnel; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (due October 7, 2026) covering Centers of Excellence networks for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures; and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (due October 9, 2026) across 14 ferry system locations. The code appears to have been misapplied to these opportunities, and pursuit under this Commodity code should be approached cautiously without clarification from the issuing body that the medical-management or staffing services align with the intended scope.