UNSPSC 85504112: Insertion of infusion device into right ulnar artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of infusion device into right 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 03H903Z

UNSPSC 85504112 Insertion of infusion device into right ulnar artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — percutaneous or open placement of an infusion catheter into the right ulnar artery — yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it reflect broader medical services procurement, including occupational health surveillance, pension disability evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-outs for government employees and public safety personnel. The mismatch between the code's narrow clinical specification and the wide range of health administration and staffing services in the recent opportunities suggests either misclassification by issuing bodies or that the code is not in active use for state and local purchasing of discrete medical procedures.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida, with issuing bodies including city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, county juvenile probation agencies, and county human resources divisions. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid August 31, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories including audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, orthopedic, and surgical services (due October 7, 2026). The code shows no clear procurement focus and appears to function as a misapplied taxonomy reference rather than a reliable indicator of state and local buying patterns in this domain.