UNSPSC 85502586: Replacement of right 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 right 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 03RM0KZ

UNSPSC 85502586 Replacement of right external carotid artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment between its formal clinical taxonomy code and the work actually being solicited under it by state and local government. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve surgical procedures, vascular reconstruction, or tissue substitutes; instead, they cover occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical record summarization, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical carve-out networks, and emergency healthcare for youth in custody. The code appears to be a misapplied classification rather than a reflection of genuine procurement activity in this service category. State and local buyers—including city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, county commissioners, and juvenile probation departments—are soliciting health and medical services broadly, but not carotid artery replacement procedures or comparable vascular surgical services.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, Collier County, County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County). No state or jurisdiction appears more than once in the recent opportunity set. The representative recent solicitations include the Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP for ferry workers (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's multiple-award vehicle for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026). Given the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work posted under it, this code does not represent a coherent procurement pathway for vascular surgery or related surgical services and should not be relied upon as an indicator of state and local demand for surgical procedure contracting.