UNSPSC 85621108: Resection of right carotid body, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of right carotid body, open 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 0GT70ZZ

UNSPSC 85621108 Resection of right carotid body, open approach is a Commodity code describing a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no alignment with the code's nominal medical-procedure scope. The six most recent opportunities tagged with this code across state and local jurisdictions—posted between July and September 2026—solicit occupational medical surveillance services, independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, pharmacy benefit management administration, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these solicitations involve resection of right carotid body procedures or related surgical interventions. The code appears to be misapplied to procurement activities that fall outside surgical procedure delivery, suggesting either a cataloging error in the issuing bodies' systems or use of the code as a catch-all placeholder for health services contracts that lack a more precise code match.

The issuing bodies represent a mix of state departments, county governments, and municipal agencies. The Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries) solicited occupational medical surveillance; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office requested independent medical evaluations for pension-board disability determinations; the City of Long Beach sought surgical benefit carve-out management for employee health plans; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services; Collier County Board of County Commissioners requested pharmacy benefit management services; and Santa Clara County Health System sought temporary health professional staffing. Activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Because the code's nominal scope bears no relation to what is actually being solicited, this code carries minimal decision value for business development targeting genuine surgical-procedure procurement.