UNSPSC 85516238: Excision of right popliteal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right popliteal 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 04BM4ZZ

UNSPSC 85516238, Excision of right popliteal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, but state and local jurisdictions do not procure individual surgical codes as line items or standalone services. Recent opportunities tagged under or near this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, Center of Excellence networks for surgical procedures, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which constitute procurement of the specific procedural service the code nominally describes. The mismatch reflects either miscoding by issuing bodies or the code's inapplicability to state and local contracting patterns.

No representative opportunities for the excision of right popliteal artery procedure exist in the recent posting activity. State and local procurement in medical and surgical services operates through health plan benefit carve-outs, staffing platforms, medical evaluation contracts, and facility-based service agreements rather than through procedure-specific commodity codes. Practitioners pursuing this code should verify whether issuing bodies have actually tagged relevant opportunities under it or whether the code should be replaced with higher-tier Family or Class codes covering occupational medicine, medical staffing, or medical benefits administration.