UNSPSC 85512931: Occlusion of inferior mesenteric artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to occlusion of inferior 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 04LB3ZZ

UNSPSC 85512931 Occlusion of inferior mesenteric artery, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure — percutaneous occlusion of the inferior mesenteric artery — yet the six recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical Centers of Excellence carve-outs, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve the named procedure or procedural planning for it. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently or erroneously across multiple healthcare service categories that bear no relationship to interventional vascular surgery.

The recent opportunities do reflect state and local healthcare procurement activity broadly, with issuing bodies including the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational health), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy management), County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary clinical staffing), City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations), City of Long Beach (surgical benefit networks), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty emergency care). However, because the code's nominal scope — a percutaneous vascular intervention — does not match any of these solicitations, firms evaluating pursuit under UNSPSC 85512931 should treat this code as inactive for procurement purposes and verify the correct commodity or service code before investing in business development or proposal preparation.