UNSPSC 85493005: Supplement ventricular septum with zooplastic tissue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement ventricular septum with zooplastic 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 02UM08Z

UNSPSC 85493005 Supplement ventricular septum with zooplastic tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code bear no relationship to cardiac surgery or zooplastic tissue grafting. The opportunities instead cover institutional healthcare administration, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support services, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve ventricular septal repair. This code shows no relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope.

The five most recent opportunities tagged to this code span three states (Georgia, Florida, and California) and represent county-level healthcare procurement across diverse service lines: Muscogee County Prison in Georgia solicited inmate medical and pharmacy services via RFP (due May 15, 2026); Collier County, Florida issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026) covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with estimated annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million; Monroe County, Florida sought virtual primary and urgent care services via RFP (due April 16, 2026); San Mateo County, California's Behavioral Health and Recovery Services posted an RFP for a peer support pilot program (due July 2, 2025) with $580,000 in total funding; and the Santa Monica Fire Department solicited a physician for EMS medical director services via RFP (due October 16, 2025). The mismatch between the code's surgical procedure definition and these healthcare administration and service procurement opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or an artifact in the taxonomy assignment. Firms should verify code alignment before pursuing opportunities flagged under this designation.