UNSPSC 85504070: Occlusion of left brachial artery with intraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of left brachial 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 03L80DZ

UNSPSC 85504070 (Occlusion of left brachial artery with intraluminal device, open approach), a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure descriptor—and the actual state and local procurement activity currently tagged to it. Recent opportunities posted under this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, specialty surgical carve-outs for municipal employee health plans, temporary health professional staffing pools, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These solicitations span health plan administration, occupational health compliance, medical staffing coordination, and procurement of medical services delivery capacity rather than the procedural intervention the code name suggests. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county agencies (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and municipal retirement and employee health programs (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach). The mismatch between the code's nominal definition and actual work being bought indicates either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or use of this Commodity code as a catch-all for health-services-adjacent procurement.

Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington over the past two months. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) covering disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual applications at a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations statewide (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) requiring occupational-medicine-board-certified physicians; and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees and 4,800 covered members (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026, with historical annual pharmacy spending of approximately $8.7 million). The code shows no cohesive procurement pattern and limited decision utility for vendors pursuing work aligned with its stated clinical definition.