UNSPSC 85502978: Release right thyroid artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release right 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 03NU3ZZ

UNSPSC 85502978 Release right thyroid artery, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The five most recent opportunities posted under or near this code involve correctional health services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support services, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve thyroid artery procedures or interventional vascular care. The code appears to describe a specific clinical procedure rather than a product or service category that state and local governments commonly procure.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent activity suggests either a tagging error in the source data or that this Commodity code sees no meaningful state and local procurement volume. State and local health procurement activity documented in the source focuses on administrative and clinical services delivery contracts (medical director services, PBM administration, virtual care platforms, peer support), not discrete procedural interventions. No recent opportunities in the source involve procurement of thyroid artery release procedures or related vascular interventions from state, county, municipal, or special-purpose health authorities.