UNSPSC 85503238: Supplement left temporal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left temporal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 03UT4KZ

UNSPSC 85503238 Supplement left temporal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with state and local government procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — vascular supplementation via endoscopic access using non-tissue materials — yet the recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medicine surveillance, pension disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit management networks, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve temporal artery supplementation or the procedural technique the code nominates. State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged these opportunities with an inaccurate UNSPSC classification, likely due to miscoding in the issuing agencies' taxonomy mapping or system defaults. The actual scope of work solicited — administrative medical services, benefit plan carve-outs, formulary management, and personnel staffing — falls outside the surgical procedure family this code describes.

The issuing bodies and geographic spread reflect broad state and local health administration rather than operative surgery procurement. Solicitations originate from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County (Florida), and Santa Clara County Health System (California). Representative recent opportunities include the Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026), the Long Beach RFP for surgical benefit Centers of Excellence carve-out management (due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Ferries RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026). The code as currently tagged carries no decision relevance for vendors offering temporal artery surgical supplies or services.