UNSPSC 85503962: Reposition right hand artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right hand 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 03SD0ZZ

UNSPSC 85503962 Reposition right hand artery, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal title describes a surgical procedure, yet recent state and local activity shows minimal alignment with the code's stated scope. The recent opportunities block contains six records spanning medical evaluation services, surgical benefit program management, occupational health surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve repositioning a right hand artery or operative vascular surgery. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently or erroneously to healthcare administration and staffing solicitations that fall outside its core procedural definition. State and local procurement offices are using this code for benefits management, medical record coordination, occupational health compliance, and temporary staffing functions rather than for surgical procedures on vascular structures.

The issuing bodies span city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal governments (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation and health systems (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), reflecting activity across multiple jurisdiction types. Geographically, recent opportunities appear in Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas, though the disconnect between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited undermines confidence in the code's utility for business development targeting. No single opportunity directly reflects vascular surgical repositioning work, and no repeat buyers emerge from the records. The mismatch suggests this code may not be a reliable signal for state and local procurement in its intended service area — practitioners should verify code alignment during opportunity discovery rather than relying on this taxonomy entry as predictive of actual buying patterns.