UNSPSC 85511479: Excision of gastric artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of gastric 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 04B20ZZ

UNSPSC 85511479 Excision of gastric artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local government procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code are actually soliciting occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. These services fall outside the scope of a specific gastric surgical procedure and suggest a significant mismatch between the code assignment and the work being purchased.

The source shows no state and local opportunities actually soliciting the procedure named in the code's title. The identified opportunities span Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara Health System), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), but they are addressing occupational health compliance, pension administration, health plan management, and staffing — not excision of gastric artery procedures. This code appears to have been applied inconsistently or incorrectly to health service contracting opportunities that belong under different UNSPSC classifications. Business development professionals should verify the appropriate code for healthcare service offerings before pursuing opportunities nominally tagged here.