UNSPSC 85502647: Occlusion of right common carotid artery with intraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of right common carotid artery with intraluminal device, 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 03LH0DZ

UNSPSC 85502647, Occlusion of right common carotid artery with intraluminal device, open approach (Commodity), shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure involving vascular intervention—does not match the work actually being solicited by state and local buyers in the recent opportunities. The source identifies six recent state and local procurement activities tagged to this code, but none involve carotid artery occlusion procedures or the implantation of intraluminal devices. Instead, the opportunities span independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which align with the specific clinical procedure named in the code.

The mismatch suggests either a coding error in the tagging of these opportunities to the UNSPSC code or that state and local procurement systems are using this code in a way that diverges substantially from its clinical descriptor. Issuers include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California). Because none of the recent opportunities reflect procurement of the specific vascular surgical procedure the code nominally describes, practitioners should verify code placement in any prospective solicitation before committing resources to pursuit.