UNSPSC 85503221: Restriction of right 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 right 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 03VM4DZ

UNSPSC 85503221 Restriction of right external carotid artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — catheter-based vascular intervention — yet the most recent state and local opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for youth in detention. None of these solicitations involve carotid artery restriction procedures or the interventional vascular surgery this code nominally describes.

The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that the code has been assigned to opportunities for administrative classification purposes unrelated to the procedural scope. No recent state and local contract opportunities directly soliciting carotid artery restriction services, related medical devices, or endoscopic surgical interventions appear in the source material. Firms pursuing this code should verify with individual issuing bodies that their actual procurement need matches the UNSPSC taxonomy before investing in pursuit.