UNSPSC 85491000: Arteries-chest heart lungs, open approach-part A

This class includes one or more of 22 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the arteries of the chest and heart and lungs, open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 02.

UNSPSC 85491000 Arteries-chest heart lungs, open approach-part A is a Class code that in state and local practice names clinical and administrative healthcare services—primarily inmate medical care, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services, and emergency medical direction—rather than surgical procedures or medical devices. The code sees use across correctional facilities, county health departments, and municipal fire/EMS agencies procuring comprehensive healthcare delivery, pharmaceutical program administration, and medical oversight services. Issuing bodies include county correctional departments, county commissioners' boards managing employee health plans, county health authorities, county behavioral health agencies, and municipal fire departments; the same jurisdictions (Muscogee County, Collier County, Monroe County, San Mateo County, and Santa Monica) appear multiple times in recent activity, indicating sustained demand across portfolio segments within single administrative regions.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Florida, and California. The Columbus Consolidated Government issued RFP No. 26-0008 (due May 15, 2026) for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services for Muscogee County Prison, a 576-inmate facility, with current monthly costs of $95,537.71 and a two-year initial term plus three optional one-year renewals. Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued RFP 25-8414 (due April 9, 2026) for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spending near $8.7 million and a three-year initial term plus two optional one-year renewals. Monroe County Board of County Commissioners issued an RFP (due April 16, 2026) for Virtual Primary and Urgent Care Services serving 2,300 county members with an October 1, 2026 effective date and two-year initial plus one optional two-year renewal term. San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services issued RFP No. 2025-007 for peer support services with $580,000 total funding, and Santa Monica Fire Department issued RFP 455 for a Fire Department Medical Director serving approximately 18,000 annual calls. Set-asides are not uniformly applied; Collier County permits local vendor preference and voluntary MBE certification consideration, while other solicitations do not identify specific disadvantaged-enterprise designations.