UNSPSC 85621147: Extirpation of matter from right carotid body, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 0GC70ZZ

UNSPSC 85621147, Extirpation of matter from right carotid body, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to it involve occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out benefits, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which align with the specific surgical intervention named in the code. The mismatch suggests the code has been applied inconsistently or erroneously by issuing bodies, rendering the code an unreliable signal for procurement under its nominal scope.

The opportunities present span multiple jurisdictions and service types: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (occupational health evaluations), the City of Long Beach (Centers of Excellence surgical benefit management), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary health professional staffing). Geographic presence includes Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Because these opportunities are administratively and clinically distinct from carotid body extirpation, vendors should verify code accuracy with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities tagged to this category.