UNSPSC 85503370: Extirpation of matter from left temporal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 03CT4ZZ

UNSPSC 85503370 Extirpation of matter from left temporal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not map to state and local procurement activity as currently solicited. The code nominally describes a specific neurosurgical procedure, yet recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code cover occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical carve-out networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involve temporal artery procedures or percutaneous endoscopic approaches.

State and local issuers posting opportunities under this code span county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), city agencies (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach), and state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation). The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (due October 9, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026). The mismatch between the code's medical taxonomy designation and the actual scope of state and local buying suggests either a data-entry error in the tagging of these opportunities or a systematic miscoding of health services procurement under this code. Vendors evaluating this code should verify the actual scope of posted opportunities through primary source documents rather than relying on the UNSPSC category name.