UNSPSC 85502670: Extirpation of matter from left temporal artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left temporal artery, 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 03CT0ZZ

UNSPSC 85502670 Extirpation of matter from left temporal artery, open approach is a Commodity code that bears no meaningful relationship to the recent state and local opportunities posted under it. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, yet the recent solicitations tagged to it solicit medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical carve-out network management, youth detention healthcare, and temporary clinical staffing—none of which involve arterial extirpation or the specific surgical intervention the code names. This mismatch suggests the code is either incorrectly assigned in the source data or has been repurposed in state and local procurement systems to cover a broader class of healthcare administration and clinical services contracting that does not align with the code's procedural nomenclature.

The opportunities that do appear—Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation RFP (due October 16, 2026), Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out RFP (due October 7, 2026), Washington State Ferries' occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation's emergency and specialty medical services RFI, Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP (due April 9, 2026), and Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification pool (due October 7, 2026)—span multiple jurisdictions and healthcare-adjacent service lines. Given the lack of congruence between the code's stated scope and what is actually being solicited, this code should be treated as inactive or misaligned for procurement planning purposes. Firms pursuing state and local healthcare contracts should verify the correct UNSPSC classification before committing resources.