UNSPSC 85511526: Drainage of left colic artery with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left colic artery with drainage device, 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 049700Z

UNSPSC 85511526 Drainage of left colic artery with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specialized surgical procedure — the drainage of the left colic artery using an open surgical approach with a drainage device — yet the six recent opportunities posted to state and local procurement channels fall entirely outside this clinical scope.

The recent solicitations tagged to this code instead cover independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, RFP due October 16, 2026), surgery benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees (City of Long Beach, RFP due October 7, 2026), occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers (Washington State Department of Transportation, RFP due October 9, 2026), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, RFI due September 25, 2026), pharmacy benefit management administration (Collier County, RFP due April 9, 2026), and temporary health professional staffing pools (County of Santa Clara Health System, RFP due October 7, 2026). None of these opportunities involve vascular surgery, drainage procedures, or the clinical work the code nominally describes. The tagging mismatch indicates either systemic miscoding at the issuing body level or a data-mapping error in the procurement system. Firms pursuing work in vascular surgery, interventional radiology, or related clinical specialties should verify code alignment through direct inquiry with issuing bodies rather than rely on this code's recent posting history.