UNSPSC 85503217: Restriction of left external carotid artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of left external carotid artery with intraluminal 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 03VN4DZ

UNSPSC 85503217 Restriction of left external carotid artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities on file. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — endovascular restriction of the left external carotid artery — but the posted solicitations under this code cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical carve-out benefit programs for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these opportunities involve the procedural intervention the code nominally describes.

The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how state and local procurement offices have tagged these opportunities or that the code is being used as a proxy for a broader medical-services family when specific procedure codes are not available in the tagging system. The recent activity spans multiple issuing bodies — municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), city health benefit programs (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county human resources functions (Collier County, Santa Clara County), and regional health systems — across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Without solicitations that actually involve carotid artery restriction or closely related endovascular services, this code shows little relevant procurement activity for vendors specializing in that procedure or the devices and ancillary services it entails.