UNSPSC 85503310: Release left thyroid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left thyroid 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 03NV4ZZ

UNSPSC 85503310 Release left thyroid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged to it instead reflect state and local governments buying healthcare services and administration across multiple care settings — inmate medical services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. None of these solicitations involve thyroid artery procedures or the specific surgical intervention the code names. The mismatch indicates either a data-tagging error in the source system or that the code has been repurposed to classify healthcare contracting more broadly within these jurisdictions' procurement taxonomies.

Recent solicitations span four states: Georgia (Muscogee County Prison inmate medical and pharmacy services, RFP due May 15, 2026), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management, RFP due April 9, 2026, and Monroe County virtual primary and urgent care, RFP due April 16, 2026), California (San Mateo County peer support for peer workers, RFP due July 2, 2025, and Santa Monica Fire Department medical director, RFP due October 16, 2025). The issuing bodies include county health and human services departments, county boards of commissioners, and a city fire department. No standout repeat buyers appear in the record. Because the code's nominal scope does not match what is actually being solicited, the signal for business development is weak — if your firm pursues thyroid surgery contracting with state and local governments, this code's recent activity does not reflect actual opportunity. If your firm pursues healthcare services administration more broadly, monitor whether future solicitations continue to be mislabeled under this code or migrate to more accurate classifications.