UNSPSC 85491203: Bypass thoracic aorta to pulmonary trunk, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass thoracic aorta to pulmonary trunk, 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 021W0ZP

UNSPSC 85491203 Bypass thoracic aorta to pulmonary trunk, open approach is a Commodity code that does not map to state and local government procurement activity as reflected in recent opportunities. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — a cardiac bypass graft — but the recent solicitations posted under this code are for correctional-facility medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer mental health support, and fire department medical direction. None of these procurements involve the implantation or supply of thoracic aorta bypass grafts or related surgical devices.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a tagging error in the state and local procurement databases or that this code has been repurposed to classify health services contracts more broadly. The opportunities identified — including an RFP by Columbus Consolidated Government (Muscogee County Prison) for inmate medical and pharmacy services due May 15, 2026; an RFP by Collier County, Florida for pharmacy benefit management services due April 9, 2026; and an RFP by Monroe County, Florida for virtual primary and urgent care services due April 16, 2026 — represent managed healthcare contracts and administrative health services, not surgical device procurement. Given the disconnect between the code definition and current procurement usage, vendors should verify coding and scope alignment with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities tagged to this code.