UNSPSC 85493038: Replacement of left ventricle with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left 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 02RL0KZ

UNSPSC 85493038 Replacement of left ventricle with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure — implantation of an artificial or donor-derived left ventricular device — yet the recent opportunities tagged to this code track instead independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational health surveillance, juvenile detention medical care, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve the procurement, supply, or implantation of left ventricular devices or related cardiac surgical implants. The mismatch suggests either tagging error in the source material or that state and local procurement offices are using this code to classify broader occupational or administrative health services rather than the specific surgical procedure the code describes.

The recent opportunities do reflect a range of issuing bodies — city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal governments (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation and health systems (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County) — but none involve procurement under the stated UNSPSC category. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for supply-chain or surgical-implant purposes in the state and local market and clarify with procurement offices whether the code continues to be used for cardiac surgical devices or whether these opportunities represent systematic miscoding.