UNSPSC 85502541: Supplement right temporal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right temporal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 03US0KZ

UNSPSC 85502541, Supplement right temporal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows no alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure involving vascular supplementation, yet the six recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing qualification pools, surgical procedure carve-out programs for government employees, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which involve temporal artery supplementation or procedural surgery. This systematic mismatch suggests the code has been applied as a catch-all taxonomy descriptor for health and medical services rather than a precise surgical procedure classification, rendering the code title misleading for procurement analysis purposes.

The issuing bodies across the recent opportunities are mixed: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington State, Texas, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry locations (due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid conference August 31, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026, no guaranteed volume). The code's actual procurement activity reflects demand for occupational health compliance, employee benefits administration, and temporary clinical staffing—operational health services for government entities and public systems—rather than surgical intervention procedures.