UNSPSC 85511462: Excision of left peroneal artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left peroneal 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 04BU0ZZ

UNSPSC 85511462 "Excision of left peroneal artery, open approach" is a Commodity code that shows no relevant state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code describe inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county jail, pharmacy benefit management for a county workforce, virtual primary and urgent care for county employees, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services — none of which involve surgical excision procedures or vascular surgery. The code appears to be a medical procedure classification from a clinical coding system rather than a procurement taxonomy aligned with state and local government purchasing patterns, and issuing bodies are not using it to procure the surgical or clinical services its name suggests.

State and local procurement offices and their vendors should flag this code as a categorization mismatch and request clarification from the buying authority before investing business development effort.