UNSPSC 85511507: Drainage of right external iliac artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right 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 049H0ZZ

UNSPSC 85511507 Drainage of right external iliac artery, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure. However, the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show little to no alignment with the code's nominal clinical scope. The opportunities instead reflect general medical services procurement — independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefits carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. These solicitations do not involve drainage of an external iliac artery or any arterial intervention. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how opportunities were tagged to this UNSPSC code or that the code is being applied to health services administration rather than the specific surgical procedure its name denotes.

The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara), and municipalities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach). Geographic activity appears concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no clear concentration pattern. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical benefit carve-outs (HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Given the consistent mismatch between the code's surgical-procedure description and the health services administration work actually being solicited, this code shows little relevant recent activity for firms seeking state and local procurement in vascular surgery or arterial drainage services.