UNSPSC 85494130: Supplement aortic valve with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement aortic 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 02UF0JZ

UNSPSC 85494130 Supplement aortic valve with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific cardiac surgical implant, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows little relevance to the code's stated scope. The five most recent opportunities posted under this UNSPSC are for inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management administration, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical director services — none of which involve aortic valve procurement or cardiac implants. The code appears to be a data-tagging or classification error in the state and local procurement systems that rely on UNSPSC; vendors evaluating this code for actual aortic valve or cardiac implant sales to state and local health systems should not rely on this activity as a signal of genuine procurement demand in the specialty device market.

State and local healthcare and behavioral health entities are issuing RFPs under this code designation, including the Columbus Consolidated Government's Finance Department Purchasing Division (Muscogee County Prison medical services, RFP due May 15, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management for 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members, RFP due April 9, 2026), Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members, RFP due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County Health (peer support services pilot, RFP due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department (medical director services, RFP due October 16, 2025). The geographic spread includes Georgia, Florida, and California. Vendors should verify the correct UNSPSC code through direct contact with the issuing procurement office before pursuing any opportunity posted under 85494130, as the current tagging does not reflect the actual goods or services being solicited.