UNSPSC 85503325: Occlusion of left temporal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of left temporal 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 03LT4ZZ

UNSPSC 85503325 Occlusion of left temporal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach, Commodity tier, does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — a specific clinical procedure — bears no relationship to the opportunities posted against it. Recent solicitations tagged with this code span independent medical evaluation services for public-safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in detention, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve occlusion of temporal arteries or percutaneous endoscopic vascular procedures. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its medical nomenclature and the administrative and staffing services state and local bodies are actually purchasing.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities are diverse: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (pension administration), the City of Long Beach (municipal employee health benefits), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational health), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (detention health services), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (employee pharmacy benefits), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary clinical staffing). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix's October 16, 2026 RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations (with a $750,000 five-year maximum contract value), the Washington State Department of Transportation's October 9, 2026 IFB for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations, and the City of Long Beach's October 7, 2026 RFP for surgical benefit management through Centers of Excellence. This code's tagging appears to be a data-entry or classification error; prospective bidders should expect no relevant opportunities under this code going forward.