UNSPSC 85494126: Supplement mitral valve with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement mitral valve 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 02UG0JZ

UNSPSC 85494126 Supplement mitral valve with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code with minimal concrete activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span jail healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support services, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve surgical implants, cardiac procedures, or mitral valve replacement. The code shows a systematic mismatch between its nominal scope (a specific surgical cardiac device) and the actual work being solicited under it by state and local buying offices. State and local procurement of this code does not reflect the device category itself; instead, the tagging suggests either data-quality issues in the underlying solicitation databases or misclassification at the source.

Geographic activity is dispersed across Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Columbus Consolidated Government), California (San Mateo County), and California (Santa Monica Fire Department), with no concentration in any single state or jurisdiction. The issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners, municipal fire departments, and county behavioral health divisions — a fragmented set of end-users with no apparent pattern of repeat procurement under this code. Given the fundamental disconnect between the code's definition and the scope of the solicitations, this code does not represent a viable pursuit avenue for suppliers of cardiac surgical devices or vendors in cardiovascular implant product lines. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for cardiac device procurement and verify the correct UNSPSC classification through the buying agency before responding to any opportunity tagged to 85494126.