UNSPSC 85503084: Drainage of right common carotid artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right common 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 039H3ZZ

UNSPSC 85503084 Drainage of right common carotid artery, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local procurement activity in the source material. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, but none of the six recent state and local opportunities posted under this code reflect that narrow scope. Instead, the opportunities cover independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing for hospitals—none involving carotid artery drainage or comparable clinical procedures.

The mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the actual work being solicited suggests a tagging or classification error in the underlying procurement database. State and local procurement offices issuing under this code—including 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—are buying administrative and staffing services for occupational health, benefits administration, and detention health programs rather than surgical procedures. This code shows no decision-relevant activity for vendors pursuing clinical or surgical services aligned with the code's nominal definition.