UNSPSC 85515120: Removal of extraluminal device from lower artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of extraluminal device from lower 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 04PY3CZ

UNSPSC 85515120 Removal of extraluminal device from lower artery, percutaneous approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment with state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure—the percutaneous extraction of an extraluminal device from a lower artery—but the recent opportunities tagged under this code do not match the clinical procedure scope. Instead, the tagged solicitations cover independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for city employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these services or products involve the removal of vascular devices. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the jurisdictions' procurement systems or that the code is being applied to administrative and occupational health contracting unrelated to the procedure named in the code's taxonomy.

The issuing bodies in the recent-opportunities block span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), city retirement and human resources offices (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), and regional transit authorities (Washington State Ferries). Geographic activity includes Washington, Texas, Florida, Arizona, and California. Because the code's nominal scope does not match the work being solicited, pursue this code only if your firm delivers occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluations, health plan benefit management, or temporary clinical staffing—and be prepared to clarify with procurement offices why these services are being tagged under a surgical procedure code.