UNSPSC 85502955: Supplement left common carotid artery with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left common carotid artery with autologous 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 03UJ37Z

UNSPSC 85502955 Supplement left common carotid artery with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows little alignment with vascular surgical services. The six recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefit carve-out programs for health plans, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in detention, and temporary health professional staffing — none involving carotid artery supplementation or comparable vascular procedures. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county boards of commissioners, state transportation departments, health systems, county probation departments, and municipal benefits offices. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual procurement scope suggests either miscategorization by issuing agencies or a coding framework that has not kept pace with how state and local governments organize medical and health-services buying.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State (Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), with no concentration in any single state. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability determinations for approximately 75 annual cases at up to $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance covering four personnel categories across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows no meaningful activity tied to its nominal surgical scope and appears to serve as a catch-all for health-services procurement that issuing agencies have not mapped to more appropriate medical or staffing codes.