UNSPSC 85515912: Dilation of right posterior tibial artery with drug-eluting intraluminal device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of right posterior tibial artery with drug-eluting intraluminal device, 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 047R34Z

UNSPSC 85515912 Dilation of right posterior tibial artery with drug-eluting intraluminal device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out administration, occupational medical surveillance, specialty emergency healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve vascular intervention procedures or intraluminal devices. The code's nominal scope describes a specific percutaneous endovascular procedure, yet state and local issuers are using it to solicit broad administrative, staffing, and benefit management services. This represents a fundamental mismatch between the code taxonomy and actual buying activity, suggesting either systematic miscoding of opportunities or a data quality issue in how the code is being applied by procurement offices.

The issuing bodies in the recent record include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and Santa Clara County Health System — spanning municipal retirement administration, public safety occupational health, county detention healthcare, county benefits management, and regional health system staffing. Geographic activity is dispersed across Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. No procurement activity under this code reflects actual procurement of the vascular procedure or device that the UNSPSC taxonomy nominally describes, indicating the code sees little relevant state and local buying activity for its intended scope.