UNSPSC 85493072: Release ventricular septum, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release ventricular 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 02NM0ZZ

UNSPSC 85493072 Release ventricular septum, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical cardiac procedure, but the five most recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services — none of which involve ventricular septum repair or cardiac surgery procurement. The mismatch suggests either a systematic coding error in how opportunities are being classified or that the code has been repurposed in state and local procurement systems in ways unrelated to its nominal definition. State and local buyers appear to be using this code as a catch-all for healthcare service contracting rather than for the specific surgical procedure the code describes.

Given the absence of genuine opportunity activity under the code's actual scope, pursuit is not warranted. Firms offering cardiac surgical services, medical devices for cardiac repair, or related surgical supplies should monitor state and local procurement channels directly rather than relying on this code classification.