UNSPSC 85493247: Bypass left atrium to right pulmonary artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left atrium to right pulmonary artery 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 02170KQ

UNSPSC 85493247 Bypass left atrium to right pulmonary artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local government procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code reflect health professional staffing, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluation services, and surgical benefit carve-out programs—none of which involve cardiac surgical procedures or medical devices. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (a specific surgical intervention) and the opportunities tagged to it suggests either a data classification error in the source or use of an incorrect code designation by the issuing bodies. State and local procurement does not regularly solicit for individual surgical procedures or implantable cardiac devices through open competitive bid processes; these are typically sourced through hospital group purchasing contracts or vendor agreements established at the institutional level.

No recent opportunities shown in the source represent work actually being bought under this code's specified scope. The opportunities present—occupational health exams for ferry workers (Washington State Department of Transportation), disability medical evaluations for pension determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical care networks (City of Long Beach), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), temporary clinical staffing (Santa Clara County Health System), and juvenile detention healthcare (Harris County)—do not involve the cardiac surgical procedure described. This code shows little decision-relevant activity for business development purposes as currently positioned.