UNSPSC 85493035: Replacement of ventricular septum with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of ventricular septum with synthetic 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 02RM0JZ

UNSPSC 85493035 Replacement of ventricular septum with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specialized cardiac surgical procedure, yet recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement of surgical implants, devices, or cardiac interventions. Instead, the opportunities span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employee health plans — none of which involve ventricular septum replacement or related cardiac devices. The mismatch suggests either miscoding of solicitations or a disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy as applied by issuing bodies and the code's intended scope.

State and local issuers tagging work to this code include the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing), City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations), City of Long Beach (surgical benefit program administration), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth). Recent activity spans Washington, California, Arizona, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for disability medical record summarization and independent medical evaluations with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and proposals due October 16, 2026; and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees with an estimated historical annual spend of $8.7 million. No recent opportunities procure cardiac surgical devices or implants under this code.