UNSPSC 85511613: Destruction of left colic artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left 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 04570ZZ

UNSPSC 85511613 Destruction of left colic artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not map to the state and local contract opportunities presented in the source. The recent opportunities record inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve surgical destruction of a colic artery. The code appears to be a clinical procedure code drawn from medical billing or surgical taxonomy rather than a procurement classification used by state and local governments to solicit goods or services. No relevant state and local contracting activity exists under this code.

The mismatch between the UNSPSC code and the opportunities in the source reflects a fundamental categorization problem: UNSPSC is designed to classify products and services procured in commerce, whereas the code presented here belongs to procedural or diagnostic classification systems used within clinical settings. State and local procurement officers do not issue solicitations for individual surgical procedures; they contract for healthcare delivery services, equipment, pharmaceuticals, and staffing that may encompass such procedures as operational content. Vendors pursuing state and local health services contracts should verify the accuracy of code assignments in posted opportunities and cross-check against the UNSPSC hierarchy to ensure alignment with their actual scope of work.