UNSPSC 85511303: Release left external iliac artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left 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 04NJ0ZZ

UNSPSC 85511303, Release left external iliac artery, open approach, is a Commodity code that does not map to state and local government procurement activity. The code describes a surgical procedure — a specific clinical intervention — rather than a product or service that state and local public bodies purchase. The recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code are entirely unrelated to the code's nominal scope and reflect a classification or data-entry error in the underlying procurement database.

The five most-recent opportunities tagged with this code cover inmate medical and pharmacy services (Muscogee County Prison, Columbus Consolidated Government), pharmacy benefit management for county employees (Collier County, Florida), virtual primary and urgent care services (Monroe County, Florida), peer support services for mental health workers (San Mateo County, California), and medical direction for a fire department EMS program (Santa Monica Fire Department, California). None of these solicitations involve vascular surgery or surgical procedures. State and local buyers should verify the UNSPSC classification before pursuing opportunities listed under this code; the mismatch between the code definition and the actual work being solicited suggests vendors may encounter category confusion during proposal submission or contract administration.