UNSPSC 85512835: Release superior mesenteric artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release superior mesenteric artery, percutaneous 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 04N53ZZ

UNSPSC 85512835 Release superior mesenteric artery, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure — percutaneous vascular intervention on the superior mesenteric artery — yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. None of these solicitations involve the specific interventional procedure the code names. The mismatch suggests either persistent miscoding in state and local procurement systems or a fundamental misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and the work being procured.

The opportunities that do appear under this code come from diverse issuing bodies — a county consolidated government (Columbus, Georgia), a county board of commissioners (Collier County, Florida), a county health authority (Monroe County, Florida), a county behavioral health department (San Mateo County, California), and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica, California) — spanning healthcare administration, employee benefits, and public health delivery rather than surgical interventions. Recent solicitations include Muscogee County Prison's RFP for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (posted April 9, 2026 with historical annual spend near $8.7 million), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services (due April 16, 2026). No recent opportunities reflect the percutaneous vascular release procedure the code describes, and pursuing contracts under this code requires recognizing that its nominal scope does not match the healthcare administration and clinical services state and local governments are actually buying.