UNSPSC 85515545: Drainage of left posterior tibial artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left posterior tibial 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 049S0ZZ

UNSPSC 85515545 Drainage of left posterior tibial artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunity record. The code describes a specific surgical procedure performed in a clinical setting, yet the recent solicitations tagged under it span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical care networks, emergency medical services for youth in detention, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which constitute drainage of a posterior tibial artery. State and local governments do not procure this specific vascular surgical procedure as a contracted service; the code appears to have been misapplied across medical administrative and health-system staffing opportunities that fall outside its clinical scope.

The mismatch between the code's nominal definition and the work actually being solicited suggests that this UNSPSC category carries little direct procurement relevance for state and local contract pursuit. The underlying opportunities — spanning the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations), the City of Long Beach (surgical care networks), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty care), Collier County (pharmacy management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing) — represent genuine health-system and municipal activity, but they do not materialize under the code's stated clinical definition. Bidders should verify the correct UNSPSC classification for any health-system services opportunity before pursuing it, as the current code does not serve as a reliable search or portfolio signal for state and local medical or administrative health procurement.