UNSPSC 85503210: Restriction of right temporal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of right temporal artery, 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 03VS4ZZ

UNSPSC 85503210 Restriction of right temporal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure code—does not align with the actual work being solicited by state and local agencies in recent months. The opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve the targeted surgical procedure the code nominally describes; instead, they reflect broader healthcare service procurement—benefits administration, staffing, and occupational health—that fall outside the Commodity's procedural scope.

The mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or use of the code as a catch-all for healthcare-related RFPs that do not fit more precisely. Recent activity spans multiple states and issuing-body types: the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability, due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out for employee PPO plans, due October 7, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management, originally due April 9, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary categories, due October 7, 2026), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, RFI due September 25, 2026). Given the disconnect between the code's procedural definition and the healthcare administration and staffing work actually being procured, vendors should verify coding accuracy in RFP notices before investing pursuit resources.