UNSPSC 85511612: Destruction of middle colic artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of middle colic 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 04580ZZ

UNSPSC 85511612 Destruction of middle colic artery, open approach is a Commodity code that exhibits a significant mismatch between its clinical procedure name and the actual work state and local governments are buying under this classification. Recent state and local solicitations posted under this code do not procure surgical procedures or vascular interventions; instead, they request medical services administration, occupational health examinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and specialty medical care coordination. The code appears to be either misapplied by issuing bodies or reflects a data-tagging error in the procurement system, as none of the recent opportunities align with the code's nominal scope of arterial destruction in an open surgical setting.

The issuing bodies span multiple jurisdictions and sectors: city pension boards (City of Phoenix), municipal human resources departments (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System), county juvenile probation (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and county procurement offices (Collier County). Recent representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with proposals due October 16, 2026 (a $750,000 five-year contract for disability benefit determination support), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with proposals due October 9, 2026, and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive, multiple-award vehicle for temporary clinical staffing across ancillary health professional categories with proposals due October 7, 2026. Activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, and Washington, with additional recent RFIs and RFPs in Florida and Texas. Because this code's nominal description does not correspond to the procurement activity the source documents, treat recent activity under this code as primarily administrative and occupational health services rather than as surgical procedures.