UNSPSC 85504729: Occlusion of right axillary artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of right axillary artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous 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 03L53DZ

UNSPSC 85504729 Occlusion of right axillary artery with intraluminal device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code appears to describe a specific surgical procedure or medical device intervention; however, the recent opportunities tagged under it involve medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, temporary clinical staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs — none of which align with procurement of axillary artery occlusion procedures or related devices. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the scope of actual solicitations suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a systematic divergence between the UNSPSC taxonomy and current state and local health procurement practice.

The opportunities present do span multiple issuing bodies and states: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations; the City of Long Beach (California) requesting surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit management; the Washington State Department of Transportation's ferries division soliciting occupational medical surveillance; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) issuing an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth; Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) procuring pharmacy benefit management; and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) building a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing. Bidders evaluating this code should treat recent activity as indicative of miscoding rather than genuine procurement opportunity under the stated commodity description.