UNSPSC 85503639: Excision of upper artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of upper artery, open 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 03BY0ZZ

UNSPSC 85503639 Excision of upper artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the six most recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pension disability medical evaluations, specialty surgical carve-out benefits for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary clinical staffing across ancillary health professions. None of these solicitations involve excision of upper artery procedures or related surgical interventions. The mismatch between the code's nominal clinical scope and the actual work being bought suggests either systematic miscoding by the issuing bodies or that the code is being applied to medical services administration and workforce contracting rather than to surgical procedures themselves.

The issuing bodies are local public employers and county health systems—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System—spanning Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. No single jurisdiction appears twice. Geographic spread is dispersed across the West and South with no regional concentration. Representatives of recent activity include the City of Phoenix RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminals (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and County of Santa Clara's qualification pool for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Given the disconnect between code and scope, this code warrants review with the issuing bodies' procurement offices to clarify whether the tagging reflects actual procurement intent or administrative error.