UNSPSC 85502900: Principal arteries head and neck, percutaneous approach-part A

This class includes one or more of 17 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the principal arteries of the head and neck with percutaneous approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 03.

UNSPSC 85502900 Principal arteries head and neck, percutaneous approach-part A is a Class code that does not align with the state and local contract opportunities posted under this classification. The recent solicitations instead reflect occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which address vascular interventions or percutaneous arterial procedures. The code shows little relevant recent activity for its nominal scope.

Issuing bodies across the identified opportunities span state transportation departments, county health systems, county commissioners' offices, cities, and county juvenile probation departments. The Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers; Collier County sought pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 employees; the City of Long Beach requested surgical benefit carve-out administration for approximately 3,800 active employees and retirees; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office pursued independent medical evaluation services for approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications; Santa Clara County Health System established a temporary health professional staffing vendor pool across multiple ancillary clinical categories; and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth. Geographic activity spans Washington, Florida, California, Arizona, and Texas, with no dominant concentration. The mismatch between the code's clinical descriptor and the work actually being bought suggests either mis-tagging in the source data or application of this code to administrative and operational health services outside its intended scope.