UNSPSC 85502555: Supplement left common carotid artery with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left common carotid artery with autologous 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 03UJ07Z

UNSPSC 85502555 Supplement left common carotid artery with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local contract opportunities. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, but the posted solicitations tagged under this code do not involve vascular or surgical interventions; instead, they procure occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical Center of Excellence networks, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. State and local procurement offices appear to have applied this code incorrectly to health services and benefits administration work that falls outside the surgical procedure scope the code nominally covers.

No recent opportunities in the source material involve the surgical procedure described in the code's name. The mismatch between the code's specificity as a surgical intervention and the actual scope of recent solicitations suggests that this code carries limited decision-relevance for vendors pursuing state and local contract work in the medical services space. Potential bidders should rely on separate UNSPSC codes aligned with occupational medicine, disability evaluation services, managed care networks, or staffing rather than this surgical procedure code.