UNSPSC 85504127: Extirpation of matter from left brachial artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left brachial 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 03C80ZZ

UNSPSC 85504127 Extirpation of matter from left brachial artery, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local activity tagged under this code does not reflect surgical intervention. The recent opportunities show no alignment with vascular or surgical procurement; instead, they capture medical staffing, benefit administration, occupational surveillance, and pharmacy management services. The code appears to have been misapplied to general medical service solicitations that fall outside the scope of the code's defined commodity.

The most recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida across city, county, and state-level issuing bodies, though none relate to the code's stated surgical procedure. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for disability benefit determinations; the City of Long Beach sought proposals for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits for a PPO plan (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation requested occupational medical surveillance for ferry employees (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (RFI 071626BNM, due September 25, 2026); Collier County sought pharmacy benefit management services (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System opened a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing (RFQ RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). This code shows little relevant procurement activity; the tagging mismatch suggests the code should not be relied upon for targeting vascular surgical opportunities in state and local markets.