UNSPSC 85503278: Replacement of right temporal artery with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right temporal artery with synthetic 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 03RS4JZ

UNSPSC 85503278 Replacement of right temporal artery with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows substantial mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The code is tagged to six recent opportunities spanning independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve vascular surgery, synthetic grafts, or endoscopic arterial procedures. State and local issuers using this code are soliciting administrative, clinical staffing, and benefit-management services rather than surgical supplies or operative interventions.

The recent activity spans diverse issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (pension-system medical evaluation), the City of Long Beach (employee benefits), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational health), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (detention healthcare), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefits), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (clinical temporary staffing). Geographic coverage includes Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year maximum (response due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Ferries RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 state locations (response due October 9, 2026), and the Santa Clara Health System RFP to establish a vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing (response due October 7, 2026). The code's substantial disconnect from its stated medical procedure scope suggests either tagging error in the source data or a UNSPSC category that does not accurately reflect current state and local health-services procurement practice.