UNSPSC 85503206: Restriction of right thyroid artery with extraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of right thyroid artery with extraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic 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 03VU4CZ

UNSPSC 85503206 Restriction of right thyroid artery with extraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not match the work actually being solicited under it by state and local buyers. The recent opportunities tagged to this code cover independent medical evaluation services, surgical procedure carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve thyroid artery procedures or any procedure-specific medical devices. The code appears to be a medical procedure classifier that state and local procurement offices are incorrectly applying to broader healthcare service and staffing procurements, creating a mismatch between the code's clinical scope and the actual buying activity.

The issuing bodies using this code include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipalities (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation departments (Harris County), county health systems (Collier County, Santa Clara County), and regional health authorities. Recent solicitations span Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-outs (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) covering Centers of Excellence networks for knee, hip, orthopedic, and other specialty procedures; and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) requiring board-certified occupational medicine physicians across 14 ferry locations. Buyers at this code are pursuing healthcare administrative services, benefit management, staffing, and provider networks — not device or procedure-specific medical interventions. Vendors should treat this code as a signal of data-quality issues in the issuing jurisdiction's UNSPSC tagging and verify actual scope during pre-bid inquiry rather than relying on the code name alone.