UNSPSC 85503247: Supplement left external carotid 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 external carotid 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 03UN4KZ

UNSPSC 85503247 Supplement left external carotid artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code for a highly specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local contract opportunities show no alignment between the code's nominal scope and what issuing bodies are actually soliciting. The six recent opportunities tagged under this code cover occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involve carotid artery supplementation or percutaneous endoscopic approaches. The mismatch indicates either a systematic tagging error in the state and local procurement database or that this Commodity code is being applied to health-related services and administration far outside its clinical definition.

The recent activity spans state departments, counties, and municipalities across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no concentration of repeat buyers. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for pension disability determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation requested occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) across 14 ferry locations; the City of Long Beach sought a surgical procedure carve-out benefit manager (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); and Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (RFP 25-8414, deadline April 9, 2026). Given the complete disconnect between the code's documented clinical scope and the health administration and staffing services being procured, this code appears unsuitable for targeting procurement opportunities in health services contracting and should be treated as inactive for business development purposes until the classification mismatch is resolved.