UNSPSC 85515600: Principal arteries lower extremities, open approach-part D
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NIGP codes for 85515600
| NIGP code |
|---|
| 94857 Medical Services, Surgical |
Definition
This class includes one or more of 17 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the principal arteries of the lower extremities with open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 04.
About UNSPSC 85515600
UNSPSC 85515600, Principal arteries lower extremities, open approach–part D, is a Class code that shows no alignment with actual state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunities block. The code's nominal scope suggests vascular surgical procedures, but the recent solicitations posted under this code cover independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve lower-extremity arterial surgical procedures. This mismatch indicates either a systematic tagging error in the source data or that the code is being misapplied to broader healthcare administration and occupational medicine services that fall outside the code's intended commodity scope.
The issuing bodies across these opportunities span city pension offices (Phoenix), municipal employee benefits (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington), county juvenile probation systems (Harris County), county human resources and health consortia (Collier County), and regional health systems (Santa Clara County), suggesting the code may have been inadvertently applied to healthcare procurement across multiple jurisdictional types. Without representative opportunities that actually match the code's stated scope of lower-extremity arterial procedures, the code shows little relevant activity for vendors pursuing vascular surgical services or related devices through state and local procurement channels. Business development professionals should verify code assignment directly with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities tagged under this classification.
Quick answers
What is UNSPSC 85515600?
UNSPSC 85515600 is Principal arteries lower extremities, open approach-part D, a class in UNSPSC 85000000, Healthcare Services.
What codes are under UNSPSC 85515600?
UNSPSC 85515600 has 85 codes under it with their own GovTribe pages, including 85515601 Destruction of left foot artery, open approach; 85515602 Destruction of right foot artery, open approach; and 85515603 Destruction of left posterior tibial artery, open approach.
Which NIGP codes match UNSPSC 85515600?
UNSPSC 85515600 maps to 1 NIGP code, 94857 Medical Services, Surgical.
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