UNSPSC 85502548: Supplement left external carotid artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left external carotid artery with synthetic 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 03UN0JZ

UNSPSC 85502548 Supplement left external carotid artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure involving vascular grafting. However, the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code do not reflect clinical surgical services or implantable devices; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The mismatch between the code's clinical taxonomy name and the actual work being procured suggests either a systematic miscoding issue or a data integrity problem. No recent opportunities directly solicit the purchase or supply of synthetic carotid artery grafts or related implantable medical devices. The issuing bodies posting under this code are state health agencies, county governments, and municipalities — including the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of the Washington State Ferries), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System — but their procurement activities are administrative, staffing, and benefit management services rather than surgical implants or clinical supply chains.

Given the absence of any recent opportunities that align with the code's stated scope of vascular surgical procedures or implantable devices, this code shows little relevant recent activity for firms pursuing state and local procurement in medical device supply or surgical services. Businesses evaluating this code should verify the accuracy of the UNSPSC classification used by the specific agency before pursuing opportunities posted under it, as the current tagging appears unreliable for filtering genuine vascular or surgical-implant procurement activity.