UNSPSC 85491221: Bypass thoracic aorta to left pulmonary artery with autologous venous tissue, 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 autologous venous tissue, 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 021W09R

UNSPSC 85491221 Bypass thoracic aorta to left pulmonary artery with autologous venous tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local contract opportunities show the code is being applied to a much broader range of occupational health, medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary staffing services that bear no relationship to the bypass procedure named in the code itself. The issuing bodies span county pension boards, municipal employee benefit programs, state transportation departments, county juvenile justice systems, and county health systems—a mix that reflects the broad use of health-related procurement codes across diverse public-sector functions rather than a narrowly defined surgical procedure.

Recent opportunities posted under this code include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits for the Anthem Blue Cross PPO plan (due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers (due October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees (due April 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Activity is geographically distributed across Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas, with no single jurisdiction dominating recent procurement volume. The code's classification under this specific surgical procedure number does not align with the occupational health, benefits management, and clinical staffing services state and local governments are actually buying under it.