UNSPSC 85516400: Principal arteries lower extremities, percutaneous endoscopic approach-part E

This class includes one or more of 17 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the principal arteries of the lower extremities with percutaneous endoscopic approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 04.

UNSPSC 85516400 Principal arteries lower extremities, percutaneous endoscopic approach-part E is a Class code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific medical procedure taxonomy entry, but recent opportunities tagged under this code do not align with its stated scope—the source includes independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, health insurance carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these activities directly concern percutaneous endoscopic interventions on lower extremity arteries. The mismatch between the code's technical descriptor and the opportunities posted suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that the code is used as a catch-all for medical services procurement when more specific taxonomy entries are unavailable or unknown to procurement staff.

The recent opportunities span four states—Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department)—and Florida (Collier County). Issuing bodies include municipal retirement systems, city human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county probation departments, and county health systems. No pattern of repeat buyers emerges from the available opportunities. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix's RFP 26001 for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminal and vessel locations (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara's RFSQ HHS FY27 0052 establishing a multiple-award vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code shows no coherent buying pattern tied to its stated procedure-level taxonomy definition.