UNSPSC 85503913: Restriction of left ulnar artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of left ulnar 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 03VA0ZZ

UNSPSC 85503913 Restriction of left ulnar 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—ligation or occlusion of the left ulnar artery via open surgical technique—yet the recent opportunities tagged under it concern healthcare administration, management, and service delivery rather than operative clinical procedures. No state or local government solicitations in the source material are requesting the clinical service the code nominally describes.

The recent opportunities posted under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management administration, virtual primary and urgent care platform services, peer support programs for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve restriction of the ulnar artery or operative vascular surgery. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how the opportunities were tagged or a significant divergence between the code's intended scope and its current use in state and local procurement systems. Firms pursuing work under this code should verify the actual clinical or administrative service scope they intend to bid on rather than relying on the code designation alone.