UNSPSC 85504049: Release left axillary artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left axillary 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 03N60ZZ

UNSPSC 85504049 Release left axillary artery, open approach is a Commodity code that appears in state and local procurement systems but shows no relevant recent activity aligned with its clinical procedure scope. The source contains six recent state and local opportunities posted between July and September 2026, none of which involve surgical release of the axillary artery or related vascular procedures. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code address occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, surgical benefit program administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth—none of which constitute the surgical intervention the code nominally describes.

The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement system or that this code is being applied to higher-level healthcare service categories rather than discrete surgical procedures. State and local procurement activity under this code does not currently reflect vascular surgery procurement in any form. Organizations evaluating pursuit decisions under this code should treat the current classification as unreliable for targeting actual surgical procedure contracts and instead monitor whether jurisdictions begin posting vascular surgical services, facility time, or equipment procurement with this code assignment.