UNSPSC 85503341: Occlusion of right external carotid artery with bioactive intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of right external carotid artery with bioactive intraluminal device, 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 03LM4BZ

UNSPSC 85503341 Occlusion of right external carotid artery with bioactive intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity among state and local buyers. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure — percutaneous endoscopic occlusion of the right external carotid artery using a bioactive intraluminal device — but the six recent opportunities posted to state and local procurement systems under this code cover unrelated services: independent medical evaluation for pension disability determinations, surgery benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve the carotid artery procedure the code names.

The mismatch between the code's technical scope and the work actually posted suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a fundamental misalignment between UNSPSC taxonomy and the medical services state and local governments procure. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation), City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency medical services), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing) represent diverse issuing bodies across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, yet none describe purchasing the specific surgical intervention this code designates. Business development professionals should verify code alignment with procurement offices before pursuing activity tagged under 85503341 — the tag itself appears unreliable as a procurement signal for this narrowly defined device-based procedure.