UNSPSC 85503110: Dilation of right temporal artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of right 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 037S3ZZ

UNSPSC 85503110 Dilation of right temporal artery, percutaneous approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical or interventional procedure rather than a product or service that state and local governments commonly procure through open bidding.

The recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code are actually healthcare services contracts — inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county detention facility, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care for county members, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services. None of these solicitations involve dilation of temporal arteries or the interventional cardiology or vascular procedures this commodity code names. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the jurisdiction's procurement system or use of the code as a catch-all placeholder for healthcare-related services. State and local buyers pursuing healthcare services — whether clinical staffing, medical management, pharmacy administration, or emergency services oversight — should verify the actual scope of work in each RFP rather than rely on this code's nominal taxonomy to characterize the opportunity.