UNSPSC 85621207: Repair bilateral carotid bodies, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair bilateral carotid bodies, percutaneous 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 0GQ83ZZ

UNSPSC 85621207 Repair bilateral carotid bodies, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that maps poorly to the recent state and local contract activity posted under it. The code's nominal scope—a specific interventional vascular procedure—does not match the work actually being solicited by state and local buyers. Recent opportunities tagged to this code instead reflect general medical evaluation, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical care networks, and temporary health professional staffing, none of which involve carotid body repair procedures. State and local procurement offices appear to be using this code as a catch-all for medical services that fall outside more conventional categories, or the tagging reflects data-entry misclassification rather than intentional procurement of the procedure named in the code.

The issuing bodies are diverse: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluations for public safety pension boards), the City of Long Beach (surgical care carve-out benefits), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty services for detained youth), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary health professional staffing). No state or jurisdiction appears more than once. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida with no discernible concentration. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its stated scope; buyers pursuing carotid body repair services should confirm the correct UNSPSC classification before developing strategy around this code.