UNSPSC 85503081: Drainage of right external carotid artery with drainage device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right external carotid artery with drainage device, 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 039M30Z

UNSPSC 85503081 Drainage of right external carotid artery with drainage device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not match the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The six recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve drainage procedures, vascular interventions, or percutaneous approaches to the external carotid artery. The code appears to be a medical procedure taxonomy classification that has been misapplied to administrative and staffing healthcare services in state and local procurement systems.

The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), and city retirement offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office). Geographic spread spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations with proposals due October 16, 2026 at $750,000 over five years; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories with proposals due October 7, 2026. This code shows little relevant recent activity relative to its nominal scope.