UNSPSC 85502649: Occlusion of right common carotid artery with bioactive 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 bioactive 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 03LH0BZ

UNSPSC 85502649 Occlusion of right common carotid artery with bioactive intraluminal device, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under its designation. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure involving a carotid artery device, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical record summaries, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and emergency youth detention healthcare services. None of these solicitations involve the procurement of medical devices, implants, or procedural services matching the code's technical definition. The mismatch indicates that either the code has been misapplied by issuing bodies or the opportunities represent a fundamental misclassification at the point of solicitation posting.

The geographic spread of the six recent opportunities includes Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Florida (Collier County), Texas (Harris County), and Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation). The issuing bodies are diverse: city retirement offices, county boards of commissioners, a state transportation agency, a county juvenile probation department, and county health systems. The activity shows no consistent pattern of procurement under this code and does not support a viable pursuit strategy. State and local buyers seeking the specific device or procedure this code describes would likely classify their buys differently or source through healthcare contracting vehicles outside this taxonomy tier.