UNSPSC 85515035: Insertion of monitoring device into lower artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of monitoring device into lower 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 04HY02Z

UNSPSC 85515035 Insertion of monitoring device into lower artery, open approach is a Commodity code that the recent state and local contract opportunities do not support. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure — placement of an arterial monitoring device — yet the six most recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve arterial monitoring device insertion or invasive vascular procedures. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, state departments of transportation, counties, and health systems; the geographic spread includes Arizona, Washington, California, Florida, and Texas. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope.

The mismatch between the code's procedural name and the opportunities tagged under it reflects either administrative miscoding by procurement offices or a broader state and local classification practice that does not map precisely to clinical taxonomy. For vendors evaluating pursuit, the code's recent activity centers on health plan administration, staffing and medical evaluation services, and occupational health compliance — work unrelated to implantable vascular devices. State and local procurement under this code does not reflect the specialized medical device or surgical services the UNSPSC title suggests; the activity is actually administrative and operational health services contracting across multiple public jurisdictions.