UNSPSC 85502727: Drainage of right common carotid artery with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right common carotid artery with drainage 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 039H00Z

UNSPSC 85502727 Drainage of right common carotid artery with drainage device, open approach (Commodity) shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope — a surgical procedure code — and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not solicit drainage procedures or related surgical supplies. Instead, they reflect broader occupational and employee health services, medical staffing and surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and independent medical evaluation administration — none of which align with the procedure code's clinical intent. The issuing bodies span state departments, counties, and municipal and county health systems, but the work being tagged under this code reflects administrative, staffing, and benefit-management services rather than the surgical intervention the code nominally describes.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara Health System), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services and disability medical record summary preparation due October 16, 2026 (maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference scheduled August 31, 2026, and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026. The code exhibits little relevant recent activity for its stated surgical scope; procurement professionals should verify whether opportunities are mislabeled or whether the code itself requires reassignment to reflect actual state and local buying patterns in employee health administration and occupational medicine.