UNSPSC 85503316: Release right external carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release right 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 03NM4ZZ

UNSPSC 85503316 Release right external carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal medical procedure scope and the state and local contract opportunities currently posted under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code include inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical director services — none of which involve the specific surgical procedure named in the code. This mismatch suggests either a data classification error in the underlying procurement system or that the code is being applied to broader healthcare service procurement categories rather than the discrete procedural intervention its name implies. State and local buyers appear to be using this code to tag general medical and healthcare administration contracts rather than orthopedic or vascular surgical services.

The recent activity spans Florida (Collier County Pharmacy Benefit Management RFP 25-8414 due April 9, 2026, and Monroe County Virtual Primary and Urgent Care Services RFP 628 due April 16, 2026), Georgia (Muscogee County Prison inmate medical services RFP 26-0008 due May 15, 2026), and California (San Mateo County Peer Support for Peer Workers MHSA Innovation RFP 2025-007 with a July 2, 2025 deadline, and Santa Monica Fire Department Medical Director RFP 455 with an October 16, 2025 deadline). Issuing bodies include county commissions, consolidated city-county governments, and county health departments. Given the procedural mismatch and the lack of specific surgical procurement activity in the posted opportunities, this code does not represent a reliable procurement vehicle for vendors seeking healthcare service or equipment contracts in state and local markets. Buyers pursuing this code should verify the actual scope of work in each notice rather than relying on the code name alone.