UNSPSC 85502588: Replacement of right external carotid artery with autologous 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 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 03RM07Z

UNSPSC 85502588 Replacement of right external carotid artery with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with the recent state and local procurement opportunities tagged under it. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent solicitations posted under this code — disability medical evaluation services, health plan surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — do not involve carotid artery replacement procedures or autologous tissue substitutes. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the underlying procurement data or a misalignment between the code's technical name and how jurisdictions are applying it to healthcare administration and staffing contracts.

The recent activity spans multiple issuing bodies including city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal human resources departments (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System), county probation departments (Harris County), and county commissioners (Collier County), with no single jurisdiction appearing more than once. Geographically, the opportunities are distributed across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Given the absence of solicitations actually seeking the procedure described in the code's name, this category presents limited pursuit value for vendors focused on surgical implant supply, tissue banking, or surgical procedure contracting; the code's current application appears disconnected from its nominal scope.