UNSPSC 85493002: Revision of synthetic substitute in atrial septum, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in atrial septum, 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 02W50JZ

UNSPSC 85493002 Revision of synthetic substitute in atrial septum, open approach is a Commodity code for a highly specialized cardiac surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with the medical/surgical scope suggested by the nominal taxonomy name. The opportunities instead span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluation for disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, and emergency care for detained youth—none of which involve atrial septum revision or synthetic cardiac implants. The issuing bodies include county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris), municipal retirement boards (Phoenix), state transportation departments (Washington), and county commissioners' offices (Collier), reflecting the broad range of health administration and employee benefits functions that state and local governments undertake. The code appears to be a taxonomy misclassification in state and local procurement systems rather than an active category for the procedure it nominally describes.

No recent state and local opportunities appear to solicit actual atrial septum revision procedures or related implant devices. The posted opportunities tagged under this code—including the Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix disability medical evaluation RFP due October 16, 2026; the Collier County Pharmacy Benefit Management RFP; and the County of Santa Clara temporary health professional staffing pool—represent administrative and occupational health services unrelated to cardiac surgery. This code should be deprioritized for vendor pursuit unless future solicitations clarify a genuine cardiac-procedure procurement activity; vendors focused on atrial septum revision or cardiac implants will find no actionable demand signal in current state and local postings under this designation.