UNSPSC 85503423: Dilation of right thyroid artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of right thyroid artery with 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 037U4DZ

UNSPSC 85503423, Dilation of right thyroid artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its medical procedure nomenclature and the actual work state and local governments are procuring under this tag. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve thyroid artery procedures; instead, they reflect a much broader administrative and occupational health portfolio including disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. This suggests either a classification error in the state or local procurement systems or a legacy tagging artifact. The issuing bodies span state health departments, county human resources divisions, county probation departments, city retirement offices, and large county and city health systems—a diverse set of public employers and healthcare administrators rather than providers performing clinical procedures.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington State (WSDOT), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), indicating activity across multiple regions with no clear concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (medical record summary and disability examinations; RFP; response due October 16, 2026 at $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (occupational medicine examinations; RFP; due October 9, 2026 with cost-based scoring), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgery benefit carve-out services through Centers of Excellence (multi-specialty surgical and orthopedic procedure networks; RFP; due October 7, 2026 with go-live targeted for April 1, 2027), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories including audiology, imaging, and operating room services (RFQ; due October 7, 2026; non-exclusive multiple-award). Given the mismatch between the code's clinical procedure scope and the administrative and occupational health services actually being solicited, this code appears to have limited relevance for firms pursuing direct clinical intervention contracts in the state and local space.