UNSPSC 85491211: Bypass thoracic aorta to left pulmonary artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass thoracic aorta to left pulmonary artery with synthetic 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 021W0JR

UNSPSC 85491211 Bypass thoracic aorta to left pulmonary artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure; however, recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not align with surgical-procedure procurement. Instead, the opportunities reflect demand for occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management administration, health professional temporary staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve procurement of the surgical implant or procedure specified in the code's name. The code shows little relevant recent activity matched to its stated scope.

The six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 span diverse issuing bodies including state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System), cities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach), and health systems, with geographic spread across Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), and Collier County's pharmacy benefit management services RFP (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026, approximately $8.7 million annually). The code assignment to these opportunities appears to be a taxonomy mismatch rather than a signal of active surgical-implant procurement in state and local government.