UNSPSC 85516223: Extirpation of matter from left posterior tibial artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left posterior tibial artery, percutaneous endoscopic 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 04CS4ZZ

UNSPSC 85516223 Extirpation of matter from left posterior tibial artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement opportunities posted under this designation. The code nominally describes a specific surgical vascular procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits, and youth detention healthcare services — none of which involve vascular extirpation or endoscopic procedures. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the broad-spectrum healthcare administration and staffing work actually being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy as applied and the actual procurement activities. State and local issuing bodies applying this code do not appear to be buying the service the code purports to name.

The recent opportunities do show activity across multiple issuing-body types: county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal employers (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), and county human resources divisions (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Geographic distribution spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026, the City of Phoenix's independent medical evaluation services RFP due October 16, 2026, and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing pool RFP due October 7, 2026. The code shows minimal relevance to actual procurement activity under its current designation.