UNSPSC 85503308: Repair left common carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left common carotid artery, 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 03QJ4ZZ

UNSPSC 85503308 Repair left common carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluations for disability retirement determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve carotid artery repair or percutaneous endoscopic procedures. The mismatch suggests either a miscoding issue in the source data or a fundamental disconnect between the code's clinical scope and how state and local procurement offices are tagging health-services solicitations.

The recent opportunities do reflect broader state and local spending on medical administration, employee health benefits, occupational health compliance, and clinical staffing across diverse issuing bodies — the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County, and Santa Clara County Health System — with activity concentrated in California, Arizona, Washington, and Texas. However, no opportunity posted under this code involves the specific surgical intervention the commodity code names, and therefore this code does not represent an active procurement category for providers of carotid artery repair services or related vascular surgery services at the state and local level.