UNSPSC 85503342: Occlusion of left common carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of left common 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 03LJ4ZZ

UNSPSC 85503342 Occlusion of left common carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the six recent opportunities in the source material cover independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve the procedural intervention the code name specifies. The mismatch suggests either misclassification in the source or use of the code as a catch-all for medical service contracting that does not fit the narrower taxonomy intended.

Recent solicitations show activity across multiple state and local issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluations, RFP due October 16, 2026 at $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out for its Anthem PPO, RFP due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance, RFP due October 9, 2026 with pre-bid August 31), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty medical services for youth in custody, RFI due September 25, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management, RFP due April 9, 2026 at approximately $8.7 million annually), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, RFQ due October 7, 2026 as a non-exclusive multiple-award qualified vendor pool with no guaranteed volume). The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no dominant single jurisdiction. Given the disconnect between the code's surgical nomenclature and the actual scope of recent opportunities, this code appears to reflect a classification error rather than a coherent procurement category.