UNSPSC 85513078: Excision of hepatic artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of hepatic 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 04B33ZZ

UNSPSC 85513078 Excision of hepatic artery, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure code—a clinical intervention—but state and local jurisdictions do not procure surgical procedures themselves through traditional contracting mechanisms; they procure medical services, staffing, and benefit administration. Recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve procurement of the specific hepatic artery excision procedure.

The mismatch between the code's procedural scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a tagging error or a fundamental misalignment between UNSPSC taxonomy and state and local medical-services procurement practice. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (posted September 16, 2026, due October 16, 2026) covering disability benefit determinations for public safety retirees; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs through Centers of Excellence (posted August 26, 2026, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (posted August 25, 2026, due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (posted July 7, 2026, due October 7, 2026). Activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas jurisdictions, but the code shows little relevant recent activity for procurement specialists focused on the surgical procedure the code nominally names.