UNSPSC 85621132: Release bilateral carotid bodies, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release bilateral carotid bodies, 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 0GN80ZZ

UNSPSC 85621132 Release bilateral carotid bodies, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure with minimal relevance to actual state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical specificity — a cardiovascular surgical intervention — does not align with the scope of services state and local governments procure through public contracting. Recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect a systematic mismatch: they span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical directorship — none of which involve surgical release of carotid bodies or align with the procedure the code nominally describes.

The recent opportunities in the source block show issuing bodies from three states (Georgia, Florida, and California) across county health systems and municipal fire departments, with contract values ranging from $580,000 over three years to approximately $8.7 million annually in pharmacy spending. These are substantive healthcare administration and service delivery contracts — Columbus Consolidated Government (RFP 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison, due May 15, 2026), Collier County (RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 members, due April 9, 2026), Monroe County (RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members, due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County (MHSA Innovation pilot for peer support services, due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department (RFP for medical director services, due October 16, 2025). The code's assignment to these opportunities appears to be a tagging error; the Commodity code itself carries no actionable procurement signal for firms pursuing state and local health care or emergency services contracts.