UNSPSC 85502979: Release left temporal artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left temporal 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 03NT3ZZ

UNSPSC 85502979 Release left temporal artery, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show minimal alignment with its nominal clinical scope. The opportunities solicited include inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical director services—none of which involve the vascular procedure named in the code itself. This suggests a taxonomic mismatch: state and local procurement systems have tagged healthcare and medical management services under a code designed for a discrete surgical intervention, indicating either a data classification error or an over-broad application of the code to general healthcare contracting.

Recent opportunities originate from county governments across Florida and Georgia, with additional activity in California and municipal procurement in California. Muscogee County Consolidated Government (Columbus) issued RFP 26-0008 on April 15, 2026, for inmate medical and pharmacy services with a May 15, 2026 response deadline, currently budgeted at $95,537.71 monthly; Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued RFP 25-8414 on April 9, 2026, for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 members with historical annual pharmacy spending of approximately $8.7 million; and Monroe County Board of County Commissioners issued an RFP on March 14, 2026, for virtual primary and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members with proposals due April 16, 2026. Given the disconnect between the code's surgical nomenclature and the healthcare administration and service delivery work actually being procured, this code shows little decision-relevant activity for vendors specializing in clinical interventions or supply chains aligned with the procedure itself.