UNSPSC 85502523: Restriction of right 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 right 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 03VM0BZ

UNSPSC 85502523 Restriction of right external carotid artery with bioactive intraluminal device, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employee health plans, and specialty medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve carotid artery procedures or vascular surgical devices. The issuing bodies include state departments, county governments, and municipal agencies, with representation from Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, the City of Long Beach, the City of Phoenix, Collier County, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. This code shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal description and actual procurement usage, indicating either a tagging error in the source records or abandonment of the code for its stated scope in state and local purchasing.

No concrete procurement activity aligned with the code's stated purpose — endovascular carotid artery restriction procedures or related medical devices — appears in the recent opportunities block. The geographic spread of opportunities spans Washington, Texas, Arizona, California, and Florida, but reflects general healthcare administration and staffing contracting rather than procedural device supply. Buyers pursuing this code should verify whether their product or service genuinely falls under carotid vascular intervention (in which case recent activity is effectively nonexistent) or reconsider the applicable UNSPSC classification entirely.