UNSPSC 85516253: Drainage of left popliteal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left 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 049N4ZZ

UNSPSC 85516253, Drainage of left popliteal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this classification. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the six most recent opportunities solicited under it span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension determinations, surgical procedure networks, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth—none of which involve popliteal artery drainage or percutaneous endoscopic vascular procedures. This mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding at the source of these opportunities or that the code has become a catch-all placeholder for healthcare procurement at the state and local level that lacks precise alignment with the UNSPSC taxonomy.

The issuing bodies using this code include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Recent representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 with a $750,000 five-year maximum contract value; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits due October 7, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara's RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. Given the absence of actual popliteal artery procedures in any recent solicitation, pursue this code only if your firm operates in broad healthcare administration, occupational medicine, or staff augmentation rather than vascular surgery or interventional procedures.