UNSPSC 85491933: Replacement of thoracic aorta with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of thoracic aorta with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 02RW4JZ

UNSPSC 85491933 Replacement of thoracic aorta with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code. The most recent solicitations show state and local governments using this code to tag health professional staffing, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these represent replacement of thoracic aorta procedures. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System), county procurement offices on behalf of pension boards (City of Phoenix), municipal health plan procurement (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county detention systems (Harris County), and county human resources divisions (Collier County). The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its procedural scope and instead appears to be applied inconsistently to a broad range of healthcare administration and staffing services.

The geographic spread of recent activity under this code includes California (Santa Clara County, Long Beach), Arizona (Phoenix), Washington (statewide Washington State Ferries operations), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with a due date of October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a five-year maximum contract value of $750,000; and Santa Clara County Health System's qualification-based RFSQ to establish a vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories with proposals due October 7, 2026. Given the mismatch between the code's procedural description and the diverse healthcare administration and staffing services being solicited, this code appears misapplied in state and local procurement systems and does not reflect meaningful activity in its stated specialty.