UNSPSC 85503315: Release left external carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left external 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 03NN4ZZ

UNSPSC 85503315 Release left external carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect surgical services. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code involve comprehensive health service management — inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. This mismatch between the code's clinical descriptor and the actual work being solicited suggests the code is being used as a catch-all for health service contracts rather than for the narrow procedural service its name implies. State and local issuers posting under this code include county boards of commissioners (Collier County, Monroe County), county consolidated governments (Columbus, Georgia), county health departments (San Mateo County), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica). The scope of actual work ranges from managing inmate health programs in correctional facilities to administering pharmacy networks covering thousands of employees and dependents, providing virtual care platforms with 24/7 urgent care access, and establishing peer support infrastructure for behavioral health workers.

Recent activity is geographically dispersed across Florida (Collier County, Monroe County), Georgia (Columbus/Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County), and California municipalities (Santa Monica), with no clear concentration in any single state. Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 (posted April 15, 2026, due May 15, 2026) for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison, an all-male facility housing approximately 576 inmates, with the current monthly cost at $95,537.71 and the contract term set for two years with three optional one-year renewals; Collier County's RFP 25-8414 (posted April 9, 2026, due April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual pharmacy spending of approximately $8.7 million; and Monroe County's RFP (posted March 14, 2026, due April 16, 2026) for virtual primary and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members. The code shows active state and local procurement but with work that deviates substantially from the code's nominal surgical scope.