UNSPSC 85504969: Reposition left axillary artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left axillary artery, percutaneous endoscopic 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 03S64ZZ

UNSPSC 85504969 Reposition left axillary artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve reposition of the axillary artery or percutaneous endoscopic vascular work. Instead, state and local buyers have tagged opportunities involving occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for Centers of Excellence, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which align with the procedure named in the code itself. This mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or that the code is being used as a catch-all for broader medical services beyond its nominal scope.

The geographic spread across recent opportunities includes Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), Washington (state-level via the Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), reflecting issuing bodies spanning city retirement systems, county health systems, state transportation agencies, and juvenile probation departments. Given the disconnect between the code's title and the work actually being solicited, business development professionals should verify code accuracy with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities tagged under UNSPSC 85504969 or consider whether the code classification itself requires clarification with the procuring jurisdiction.