UNSPSC 85516338: Destruction of right popliteal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction 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 045M4ZZ

UNSPSC 85516338 Destruction of right popliteal artery, percutaneous endoscopic approach, Commodity code, describes a highly specific surgical procedure that bears no relation to the state and local procurement activity currently being solicited under this code designation. The recent opportunities tagged with this code involve independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry employees, specialty surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal health plans, pharmacy benefit management administration, temporary health professional staffing pools, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve vascular surgery or arterial procedures. This code assignment appears to be a data error or miscategorization in the state and local procurement system, as the nominal scope of the code (a specific vascular surgical intervention) does not align with the administrative health services and staffing being purchased.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code tag include city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal governments (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation departments (Harris County), county boards of commissioners (Collier County), and county health systems (County of Santa Clara). Geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 (RTMRFP26001), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 (RFP20260825), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026 (RFSQHHSFY270052). The mismatch between the code's nominal procedure and actual procurement activity suggests this code should not be relied upon for targeting vascular surgery opportunities in state and local markets.