UNSPSC 85502901: Restriction of left thyroid artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of left thyroid artery, percutaneous 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 03VV3ZZ

UNSPSC 85502901 Restriction of left thyroid artery, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code, a clinical procedural code from medical taxonomy, does not align with the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local contract opportunities, which span jail and prison healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve thyroid artery restriction procedures or the specialized interventional radiology scope the code nominally describes.

The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the range of general healthcare, behavioral health, and administrative services appearing in recent solicitations suggests either a tagging error in the underlying procurement database or a fundamental misalignment between UNSPSC medical procedure codes and actual state and local healthcare contracting practice. State and local governments do procure correctional healthcare, managed care services, virtual care platforms, and medical direction — but they classify these acquisitions at higher, service-level UNSPSC tiers, not at commodity codes designed for specific clinical interventions. No state or local issuing body has posted a direct solicitation for thyroid artery restriction procedures as a standalone procurable service or product under this code.