UNSPSC 85503334: Occlusion of left external carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of 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 03LN4ZZ

UNSPSC 85503334 Occlusion of left external carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the six recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, disability benefit medical evaluations, Centers of Excellence surgical carve-outs, emergency and inpatient youth detention healthcare, and temporary ancillary health professional staffing—none of which involve percutaneous endoscopic occlusion of the external carotid artery. The mismatch suggests the code has been applied to these opportunities in error or the code taxonomy assignment does not reflect the actual scope of services state and local governments are buying. The issuing bodies posting under this code include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), a city retirement office (Phoenix), and a city health system (Long Beach). The opportunities reflect administrative healthcare, occupational health and safety compliance, benefits program management, and temporary staffing procurement rather than surgical procedure procurement.

Activity is geographically distributed across Washington, Arizona, Texas, Florida, and California, with no concentration in any single state. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal locations with proposals due October 9, 2026 (pre-bid conference August 31, 2026); the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for disability medical record summary and independent medical evaluation services with proposals due October 16, 2026 and maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spending around $8.7 million. The code shows recent solicitation activity but lacks genuine alignment with its nominal clinical description, making it unreliable for identifying procurement opportunity in the advertised scope.