UNSPSC 85503914: Restriction of left ulnar artery with intraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of left ulnar artery with intraluminal device, 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 03VA0DZ

UNSPSC 85503914 Restriction of left ulnar artery with intraluminal device, open approach is a Commodity code whose designation does not align with the recent state and local contract activity posted against it. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the six most recent solicitations posted under this code procure occupational medical surveillance services, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these opportunities involves restriction of a ulnar artery or any related vascular procedure. State and local procurement offices have not posted a solicitation under this code for the surgical procedure named in the code's definition.

The mismatch between the code's scope and actual buying activity suggests a systematic tagging error within the state and local procurement database rather than emerging demand for vascular procedures. The active solicitations span diverse issuing bodies—municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), city employee benefits (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county human resources consortiums (Collier County), and regional health systems (Santa Clara County)—across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The code shows no relevant procurement activity for business development purposes.