UNSPSC 85815514: Introduction of electrolytic and water balance substance into central artery, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a administrative intervention or procedure to introduction of electrolytic and water balance substance into central artery, percutaneous approach. This administrative 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 3E0637Z

UNSPSC 85815514, Introduction of electrolytic and water balance substance into central artery, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code describing a specific interventional cardiovascular procedure; however, the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows minimal alignment with the nominal scope. The code appears to capture a narrow clinical intervention—the percutaneous introduction of contrast or electrolytic agents into central arteries for diagnostic or therapeutic imaging and intervention—yet the recent opportunities solicited under this designation actually procure broad telehealth, occupational health, behavioral health, and public health services that bear no direct connection to interventional cardiology or arterial procedures.

The mismatch reflects a classification anomaly in state and local procurement databases: Inland Empire Health Plan (California) issued an RFI (October 31 deadline) for 24/7/365 virtual urgent care services; DeKalb County (Georgia) posted an RFP for medical services (November 12 deadline) with unspecified scope; Nevada Health Authority posted dual RFPs for Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) operations (December 10 deadline) and rural value-based care facilitation (November 30 deadline); and San Mateo County (California) issued RFPs for cancer registry services (October 12 deadline) and handheld retinal screening devices (November 6 deadline). Remaining recent opportunities span emergency medical technician staffing (Boulder County, Colorado; October 26 deadline), employee health clinics (City of Ocala, Florida; April 20 deadline), occupational health and wellness (Cobb County, Georgia; October 22 deadline), health commons services (Los Alamos County, New Mexico; November 2 deadline), histology lab services (Brevard County, Florida; July 8 deadline), travel nurse staffing (Santa Clara County, California; January 6, 2027 deadline), and independent medical evaluations (City of Phoenix, Arizona; October 16 deadline). The geographic spread encompasses California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, and several other states, with no concentration in any region. This code shows little relevant recent activity for the medical procedure it nominally describes; the tagging appears to reflect data-entry or taxonomy-maintenance error rather than authentic procurement demand for interventional cardiology services.