UNSPSC 85511266: Repair right internal iliac artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right internal 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 04QE0ZZ

UNSPSC 85511266 Repair right internal iliac artery, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a highly specialized surgical procedure with no documented relevance to state and local government procurement. The recent contract opportunities tagged under this code reflect a mismatch between the taxonomy classification and actual buying activity. The opportunities posted include inmate medical and pharmacy services management, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services — none of which involve vascular surgery or the repair of arterial structures. This code appears to be a miscategorization of healthcare service contracts that fall outside the scope of surgical repair procedures and do not reflect the actual work being solicited.

State and local healthcare purchasing under this code shows no coherent procurement pattern. The Commodity code designation for a surgical procedure does not align with how state and local governments actually structure their healthcare service solicitations. Opportunities are concentrated in Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Columbus Consolidated Government), California (San Mateo County), and California municipalities (Santa Monica), but they represent distinct service lines — correctional healthcare management, employee health plans, virtual care delivery, behavioral health support, and medical direction — rather than a unified category of procurement activity. Without recent, relevant opportunities that actually involve vascular surgical repair services, this code does not present a clear business development signal for firms pursuing state and local contracts. The taxonomy mismatch suggests either a data entry error in how these opportunities were tagged or a fundamental disconnect between the Commodity definition and current state and local government buying patterns in this category.