UNSPSC 85511549: Dilation of left external iliac artery with drug-eluting intraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of left external iliac artery with drug-eluting intraluminal 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 047J04Z

UNSPSC 85511549 Dilation of left external iliac artery with drug-eluting intraluminal device, open approach is a Commodity code whose title describes a specific interventional surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it bear no relation to that clinical intervention. Instead, the solicitations span independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, occupational health surveillance programs, pharmacy benefit management administration, surgical carve-out networks for municipal employees, specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary clinical staffing pools. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal scope and the work actually being bought by state and local procurement offices. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county human resources and health departments, state transportation agencies, and county health systems—a diverse mix of public-sector buyers with no common thread connecting them to the vascular surgery procedure the code purports to name. This classification error suggests the code is being applied incorrectly across these opportunities, or the taxonomy itself has been miscoded at the source.

No relevant procurement activity exists under this Commodity code. The recent opportunities originate in Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington (State Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County), but they address administrative health services, staffing, and benefit management rather than any medical device, pharmaceutical, or surgical procedure procurement. A business development professional evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for state and local procurement purposes and verify the correct UNSPSC classification for medical devices, surgical supplies, occupational health services, or benefits administration before pursuing opportunities in these spaces.