UNSPSC 85503829: Removal of drainage device from upper artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from upper 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 03PY40Z

UNSPSC 85503829 Removal of drainage device from upper artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure—endoscopic removal of a drainage device from an upper artery—yet the recent opportunities tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical record summarization, surgical benefit carve-outs for Centers of Excellence networks, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing qualification pools, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve percutaneous endoscopic procedures or vascular drainage device removal. The mismatch suggests either miscoding at the source or a systematic indexing error. State and local issuers posting under this code include county pension boards, municipal retirement offices, county health systems, transit authorities, and county probation departments—a broad cross-section of public employers and public-safety-related entities rather than healthcare procurement offices.

The recent opportunities that do reference clinical care—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation RFP (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance services RFP (due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026)—focus on evaluations, surveillance, and acute care delivery rather than surgical procedures. Geographic activity spans Arizona, Washington State, California, Florida, and Texas. Because the code's nominal scope (endoscopic upper-artery drainage) does not meaningfully describe the work actually being solicited, the category offers limited utility for business development targeting state and local surgical or interventional vascular contracts. Firms specializing in that procedure should monitor alternative UNSPSC codes or work directly with public healthcare procurement offices rather than rely on this code for opportunity signals.