UNSPSC 85502707: Excision of right external carotid artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right external carotid 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 03BM0ZZ

UNSPSC 85502707 Excision of right external carotid artery, open approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure — does not align with the recent opportunities posted under this code number. The six most recently tagged solicitations span independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension boards, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry employees, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical roles. None involve performance of carotid artery surgery or related surgical services as a procurement commodity.

The mismatch between the code's medical-procedure title and the actual state and local buying activity suggests either miscoding at the source or that this code tier carries procurement tag assignments unrelated to its stated clinical procedure. The issuing bodies span municipal retirement offices, city health plan administrators, state transportation departments, county juvenile justice systems, county health benefits consortiums, and county health systems across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Recent opportunities range from October 7, 2026 response deadlines (Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out RFP, Santa Clara temporary staffing RFSQ) to October 16, 2026 (Phoenix independent medical evaluation RFP). Bidders should verify code alignment with actual scope requirements before pursuit.