UNSPSC 85502974: Repair right external carotid artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right external carotid 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 03QM3ZZ

UNSPSC 85502974 Repair right external carotid artery, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that describes a highly specialized surgical intervention, yet state and local government procurement activity under this code does not reflect the nominal scope. The six recent opportunities in the source are tagged with this code but instead document medical services delivery, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve vascular surgical repair. This mismatch suggests the code is either misapplied in the state and local database or used as a catch-all placeholder for medical and healthcare services more broadly. The actual work being solicited involves independent medical evaluation for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs and Centers of Excellence networks, occupational medical examinations across multiple sites, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy claims processing and formulary management, and qualified-vendor pools for temporary ancillary clinical staffing across audiology, radiology, surgical support, and therapy disciplines.

Issuing bodies span county and city health systems, transit authorities, and public safety pension boards across Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is soliciting independent medical evaluations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, maximum $750,000 over five years); the City of Long Beach is procuring a surgical carve-out benefit program (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries is requesting occupational medical surveillance (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference scheduled August 31, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty hospital services (due September 25, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners is seeking pharmacy benefit management services (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026, with approximately $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending); and the County of Santa Clara Health System is building a qualified-vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary categories (RFQ RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows significant recent activity but minimal alignment with its stated surgical procedure scope.