UNSPSC 85502938: Supplement left temporal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left temporal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 03UT3KZ

UNSPSC 85502938 Supplement left temporal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — vascular reconstruction of the temporal artery using synthetic or donor material — yet the recent opportunities posted under this code reflect healthcare administration, occupational medicine, and benefits management services that bear no relationship to vascular surgical procedures. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers; Collier County solicited pharmacy benefit management; and the County of Santa Clara Health System solicited temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these opportunities involve vascular surgery, arterial supplementation, or the procedural scope the code nominally describes.

The code shows no relevant recent activity for firms pursuing state and local contracts in surgical procedures or related clinical supplies. The mismatch between the UNSPSC code taxonomy assignment and the actual scope of posted opportunities suggests either a coding error in the state and local procurement systems that assigned these records, or that the code itself is not used to classify procurement in this work category within state and local government. Business development professionals should disregard this code as a targeting mechanism for vascular surgical services or related supply procurement and instead monitor health professional staffing, occupational health services, and benefits administration codes if those service lines are of interest.