UNSPSC 85503383: Excision of right external carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision 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 03BM4ZZ

UNSPSC 85503383 Excision of right external carotid artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect state and local procurement of occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which align with the specific procedure named in the code. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in source systems or use of the code as a catch-all for medical service contracting that does not belong under a narrowly defined procedure code.

The opportunities that do appear span health system purchasing (Santa Clara County's temporary clinical staffing pool), retirement system administration (Phoenix's disability medical evaluations for public safety pensions), public sector health benefit management (Long Beach's surgical carve-out program), occupational health compliance (Washington State Ferries' medical surveillance), county healthcare delivery (Harris County Juvenile Probation's emergency and specialty services for detained youth), and employee pharmacy administration (Collier County's PBM services). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Jurisdictions range from county health systems and retirement offices to state departments and municipal benefits administrators. Without clear alignment between the code definition and actual buying patterns, pursuit under this specific code is not recommended; vendors should verify the correct UNSPSC classification before responding.