UNSPSC 85505209: Destruction of left axillary artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of 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 03564ZZ

UNSPSC 85505209 Destruction of left axillary artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) shows no meaningful alignment with state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it span independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out management for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve destruction of an axillary artery or any procedural intervention on that vessel. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or a systematic misclassification of health-services work under this procedure code.

State and local buyers are using this code designation to solicit medical administration and clinical staffing services rather than surgical procedures. The issuing bodies include county health systems (Santa Clara), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington), county juvenile justice agencies (Harris County), and county administrative offices (Collier County). However, because the code itself describes a specific surgical intervention and the opportunities do not procure that service, the code does not represent a useful market segment for business development targeting surgical or procedural work.