UNSPSC 85515449: Release left femoral artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left femoral 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 04NL0ZZ

UNSPSC 85515449 Release left femoral artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity identified in recent solicitations. The code describes a surgical procedure, but the opportunities posted under this code over the past four months instead reflect comprehensive healthcare management and service delivery contracts covering inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services, and fire department medical director appointments—none of which involve the specific surgical intervention the code nominates.

The mismatch between code taxonomy and actual solicitation scope reflects broader state and local purchasing practice, where healthcare service aggregations often receive codes tied to component clinical procedures rather than to service-line names. Recent opportunities issued by Muscogee County Prison (Columbus Consolidated Government Finance Department), Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, and Santa Monica Fire Department across Georgia, Florida, and California demonstrate that purchasing offices use this code to tag medical services contracts. However, the code shows no meaningful recent activity directly related to femoral artery release procedures. Business development professionals evaluating this code should verify current taxonomic alignment with issuing bodies before committing pursuit resources, as the posting pattern suggests either systematic miscoding or a legacy taxonomy assignment that no longer reflects actual procurement intent under this code.