UNSPSC 85516250: Drainage of left anterior tibial artery with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left anterior tibial artery with drainage device, 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 049Q40Z

UNSPSC 85516250 Drainage of left anterior tibial artery with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure with a defined anatomical and technical scope; however, the recent opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect procurement of that procedure or related surgical services. Instead, the tagged solicitations cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical center-of-excellence carve-out networks, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, and temporary ancillary health professional staffing. None of these services involve the drainage or surgical repair of the left anterior tibial artery or closely related vascular procedures. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding within the state and local procurement system or that this UNSPSC code does not represent an active or coherent procurement category at the state and local level.

The recent opportunities appear to reflect broader healthcare services and benefits administration rather than surgical procedure procurement. Issuing bodies include city health systems (Phoenix, Long Beach, Santa Clara), county governments (Collier, Harris), state transportation departments (Washington), and specialized boards (Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Boards). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Without evidence that state and local governments are procuring the specific vascular surgical procedure this code nominally describes, pursuit of opportunities under this code would require verification that individual solicitations genuinely seek related services before investment in proposal development.