UNSPSC 85504045: Release left ulnar artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release 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 03NA0ZZ

UNSPSC 85504045, Release left ulnar artery, open approach (Commodity), does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominates a specific surgical procedure performed on a blood vessel; however, the most recent opportunities tagged under this code solicit comprehensive medical services, occupational health programs, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve the surgical procedure the code names. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office seeks independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations; the City of Long Beach requests surgical carve-out benefit management through Centers of Excellence; the Washington State Department of Transportation seeks occupational medical surveillance administered by board-certified occupational physicians; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department seeks emergency and specialty hospital services for detained youth; Collier County seeks pharmacy benefit management services; and the County of Santa Clara Health System seeks to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing across thirteen specialties (Audiology, Cardiology, Diagnostic Imaging, Gastroenterology, Health Services Assistant, Medical Social Worker, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic, Patient Transporter, Respiratory Care, Sterile Processing, Surgical/Operating Room/Labor and Delivery, and Therapy Services). The state and local opportunities show issuing bodies spanning state departments, county health systems, county retirement boards, and city procurement offices across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington.

No recent state and local procurement activity addresses the specific surgical intervention the code nominates. The mismatch between code classification and solicitation scope suggests either a tagging error by the issuing bodies or a fundamental misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and actual procurement spend under this code number. Firms pursuing vascular surgery services or blood vessel repair procedures will find no actionable market signal in this code's recent state and local record.