UNSPSC 85515542: Drainage of left foot artery with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left foot artery with drainage device, 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 049W00Z

UNSPSC 85515542 Drainage of left foot artery with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code tagged to state and local health system procurement but shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and the medical services actually being solicited under it in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure — arterial drainage of the left foot performed via open approach with device placement — yet the recent opportunities posted under this code instead reflect demand for occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out administration, and specialty emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these represent the procedural intervention the code's name denotes, and the mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the state and local procurement systems or that the code has been repurposed to capture a broader family of health services contracting activity.

The issuing bodies posting under this code span county health systems, city retirement offices, state transportation departments, and county juvenile probation departments — a wide mix of public sector health purchasers rather than a concentrated set of repeat buyers. Recent activity comes from Washington State (occupational medical surveillance via WSDOT), California (Santa Clara County health professional staffing and Long Beach surgical benefits), Arizona (Phoenix retirement disability evaluations), Texas (Harris County juvenile detention medical services), and Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management). The representative opportunities include Phoenix Retirement Office seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations ($750,000 over five years, RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), Washington State Ferries requesting occupational medical surveillance across 14 locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing including audiology, radiology, therapy, and operating room services (non-exclusive multiple-award vehicle, RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Given the procedural-code nomenclature paired with administrative and staffing services solicitations, this code warrants verification against current taxonomy assignments before resource allocation.