UNSPSC 85511010: Restriction of right external iliac artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of right external iliac 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 04VH0ZZ

UNSPSC 85511010 Restriction of right external iliac artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement opportunities present in the source material. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure involving vascular restriction, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it cover occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency services for youth in custody — none of which involve the specific vascular intervention the code name denotes. State and local procurement systems sometimes misclassify health care service opportunities under procedure codes, creating a mismatch between the code's clinical name and the work actually being bought.

The opportunities identified do span multiple issuing bodies and states: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) sought independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations; the City of Long Beach (California) requested surgical procedure carve-out network management; the Washington State Department of Transportation procured occupational medical surveillance services; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) issued an RFI for specialty and emergency care; Collier County (Florida) requested pharmacy benefit management; and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) established a temporary health professional staffing vendor pool. No clear geographic concentration or repeat-buyer pattern emerges from these six opportunities. Given the fundamental mismatch between the code's procedural scope and the nature of opportunities under it, this code presents no reliable basis for business development targeting. Vendors should verify actual category intent through direct dialogue with individual issuing bodies rather than relying on this code's classification.