UNSPSC 85491083: Extirpation of matter from thoracic aorta, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 02CW0ZZ

UNSPSC 85491083 Extirpation of matter from thoracic aorta, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code span occupational health surveillance, pension disability medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits, pharmacy management, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention medical services—none of which involve thoracic aortic surgery or operative procedures. The code's nominal scope (a specific surgical intervention) does not match the work being solicited, which centers on medical administration, benefit management, occupational compliance examinations, and health services procurement rather than operative care delivery.

The mismatch between the code label and the solicitations it has been tagged with suggests either miscoding by the issuing bodies or use of the code as a catch-all for health services that do not fit narrower taxonomy options. Recent activity spans Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, disability medical evaluations due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out and County of Santa Clara temporary health professional staffing), Washington State (Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department emergency services RFI due September 25, 2026). Business development professionals should treat this code as a low-priority signal—the issuing bodies are buying legitimate health services, but the code itself does not accurately describe the commodity or service family involved.