UNSPSC 85493011: Supplement right ventricle with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right ventricle with nonautologous tissue 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 02UK0KZ

UNSPSC 85493011 Supplement right ventricle with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure involving cardiac tissue augmentation—does not match the work actually being solicited under this code in the state and local market. Recent opportunities tagged to this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension board disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance services, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve cardiac surgical procedures or tissue substitutes.

The geographic spread of tagged opportunities spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State (Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), but the mismatch between the code's stated scope and actual procurement activity suggests either a data-classification error or minimal genuine demand for this procedure within state and local healthcare and benefits administration. Bidders should not assume this code represents an active market for cardiac surgery or tissue-substitute procurement; the issuing bodies—municipal retirement offices, county benefits consortiums, state transportation agencies, and county health systems—are predominantly procuring administrative healthcare services, benefits management, and staffing rather than specialized surgical interventions. Until recent opportunities align with the code's stated scope, pursuit under this code is not recommended.