UNSPSC 85502583: Replacement of left external carotid artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left external carotid 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 03RN0KZ

UNSPSC 85502583 Replacement of left external carotid artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the six recent opportunities tagged under this code actually solicit occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management, specialty medical services for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which align with the purchase or provision of arterial replacement procedures or related surgical services. The mismatch suggests either a data-tagging error in the source or that this code has been misapplied to health services procurement broadly rather than to the specific surgical intervention the code describes.

No active state and local solicitations for left external carotid artery replacement or related vascular surgical services appear in the recent opportunity record. State and local procurement under this code does not currently reflect purchasing patterns that would support business development activity targeting the specific procedure named.