UNSPSC 85503056: Extirpation of matter from right external carotid artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 03CM3ZZ

UNSPSC 85503056 Extirpation of matter from right external carotid artery, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that bears no meaningful relationship to recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure on the carotid artery—does not match the work actually being solicited under it in the public record. Recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, disability medical evaluations, and specialty medical services for detained youth—none of which involve the named procedure or vascular surgery generally. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by one or more issuing bodies or limited relevance of the code to current state and local contracting.

The recent-opportunities block shows no solicitations actually addressing carotid artery procedures or related vascular interventions. Geographic spread is absent; issuing bodies—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System—represent pension administration, municipal benefits, state transportation, county juvenile justice, and county health systems, but none are procuring the service the code nominally describes. This code shows little or no relevant recent activity and does not warrant pursuit at this time.