UNSPSC 85503314: Release face artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release face 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 03NR4ZZ

UNSPSC 85503314 Release face artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's technical medical procedure description does not match the actual work being solicited under it. Recent opportunities posted to this code cover inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management administration, virtual primary and urgent care delivery, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve percutaneous endoscopic procedures on facial arteries. The issuing bodies span county corrections systems (Muscogee County Prison, Georgia), county human resources and health plans (Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida), county behavioral health agencies (San Mateo County, California), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica, California).

Geographic activity is dispersed across Georgia, Florida, and California, with no apparent concentration in a single state or region. Representative recent solicitations include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners' RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 enrolled employees and 4,800 covered members (due April 9, 2026), Monroe County Board of County Commissioners' RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County Health's RFP No. 2025-007 for peer support services for peer workers totaling $580,000 (due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department's RFP for a medical director (due October 16, 2025). The code appears to have been applied to these opportunities without substantive relevance to its stated procedure scope, suggesting a tagging or coding error in the procurement source system rather than genuine market activity under the commodity's intended definition.