UNSPSC 85504835: Destruction of left ulnar artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left ulnar artery, 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 035A3ZZ

UNSPSC 85504835 Destruction of left ulnar artery, percutaneous approach (Commodity) does not align with state and local procurement activity. The code, a medical procedure classification from clinical taxonomy, appears to have been assigned erroneously to recent opportunities solicited by state and local governments. The six most recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry system workers, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing services. None of these solicitations involve the destruction of a left ulnar artery or percutaneous vascular procedures; they instead reflect administrative healthcare services, benefits management, and staffing procurement typical of state departments, counties, and municipal health systems.

The issuing bodies include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. The mismatch between the code's clinical procedure name and the substantive scope of work being bought suggests either a coding error in the procurement system or an inappropriate application of UNSPSC taxonomy to these opportunities. Firms evaluating this code for pursuit should verify the correct commodity classification with individual issuing bodies before investing business development effort.