UNSPSC 85491001: Restriction of thoracic aorta, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of thoracic aorta, 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 02VW0ZZ

UNSPSC 85491001 Restriction of thoracic aorta, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect entirely different work: inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management services for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services. None of these solicitations involve thoracic aortic surgery or surgical restriction procedures. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the source data or that this code is not actively used by state and local jurisdictions for procurement that matches its clinical definition.

The recent opportunities instead cluster around healthcare service delivery and administration — institutional medical contracting, pharmacy management, telemedicine platforms, and behavioral health support — solicited by county governments (Muscogee County in Georgia, Collier County in Florida, Monroe County in Florida, and Santa Monica in California) and a county behavioral health department (San Mateo County, California). Across these four examples, issuing bodies include county procurement divisions, county boards of commissioners, and county health departments. Geographic activity spans Florida, Georgia, and California. No pattern of repeat buyers emerges from this small set. Because the code's nominal scope does not match the work actually being purchased, this code warrants verification before pursuing opportunities tagged under it.