UNSPSC 85503354: Insertion of intraluminal device into left temporal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of intraluminal device into 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 03HT4DZ

UNSPSC 85503354 Insertion of intraluminal device into left temporal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach, a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific interventional vascular procedure—does not align with the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this designation. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical benefits carve-out program administration, occupational medical surveillance, juvenile detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve insertion of intraluminal devices into temporal arteries or match the code's procedural definition. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how the opportunities were coded or a divergence between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how state and local procurement offices are applying it.

The issuing bodies across the tagged opportunities include a city retirement office (Phoenix), municipal governments (Long Beach), a state transportation department (Washington), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County, Texas), a county board of commissioners (Collier County, Florida), and a county health system (Santa Clara, California). Geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Without opportunities actually purchasing the procedure or service named in the code, pursuit decisions should be informed by direct verification of issuing-body Intent and actual scope of work rather than reliance on the UNSPSC code designation alone.