UNSPSC 85503338: Occlusion of right external carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of 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 03LM4ZZ

UNSPSC 85503338 Occlusion of right external carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its medical-procedure nomenclature and the state and local contract activity actually posted under it. The recent solicitations tagged to this code do not involve vascular occlusion procedures or endoscopic interventions; instead, they span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and temporary health professional staffing. State and local purchasing offices appear to have applied this code to a range of healthcare administration, occupational medicine, and employee benefits contracting rather than to the specific clinical procedure the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county human resources and health departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile justice authorities, and regional health systems.

Recent representative opportunities reflect this breadth: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services ($750,000 over five years, due October 16, 2026) to support disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted RFP RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026); the County of Santa Clara Health System posted a non-exclusive qualified-vendor-pool solicitation (RFSQHHSFY270052) for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026); and the City of Long Beach posted RFP HR26753 for a surgical benefit carve-out program serving 3,800 active employees and retirees (due October 7, 2026). Activity spans Arizona, Washington, California, and Florida. This code does not represent a coherent procurement category for the work actually being bought and should be treated as a misclassified or administratively repurposed taxonomy entry rather than a reliable signal for vascular surgical services.