UNSPSC 85491208: Bypass thoracic aorta to pulmonary trunk with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass thoracic aorta to pulmonary trunk with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 021W0KP

UNSPSC 85491208 Bypass thoracic aorta to pulmonary trunk with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities on file show little relevant procurement activity under it. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for congenital or acquired aortic pathology, yet the six most recent opportunities soliciting under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent disability medical evaluations, specialty surgical procedure carve-out programs for municipal employee health plans, and information gathering on emergency and specialty care for detained youth — none of which constitute procurement of the specific surgical intervention the code names.

The geographic spread and issuing bodies reflect broad state and local health system purchasing rather than procurement tied to the code's stated scope. Solicitations come from California (County of Santa Clara Health System, City of Long Beach), Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). Given the mismatch between the code's procedural title and the work actually being solicited, this code does not serve as a reliable predictor of relevant opportunities in this commodity space. Business development professionals should cross-reference actual medical device, surgical implant, and hospital procurement activity through alternative taxonomies or direct solicitation monitoring rather than rely on this UNSPSC classification.