UNSPSC 85511360: Occlusion of middle colic artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of middle colic 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 04L80ZZ

UNSPSC 85511360 Occlusion of middle colic artery, open approach (Commodity) shows no material recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the six most recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical carve-out benefit programs for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve the vascular intervention the code name specifies. This mismatch indicates either systematic misclassification of health services solicitations under a clinical procedure code or that the code is being used as a catch-all for medical service procurement broadly, rather than for the discrete surgical intervention it nominally describes.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities block include state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara County Health System), and municipal retirement systems and health authorities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). No pattern of repeat buyers or sustained procurement activity under this code is evident. Geographic activity spans Washington, Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida, with no concentration suggesting a particular regional market. Buyers appear to be using this code for administrative, occupational health, benefit management, and staffing services rather than for surgical procedures. Without evidence that state and local governments are actually procuring middle colic artery occlusion procedures or related surgical capabilities under this code, the commodity does not present a viable business development target in the state and local market.