UNSPSC 85494149: Replacement of mitral valve with zooplastic tissue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of mitral valve with zooplastic tissue, 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 02RG08Z

UNSPSC 85494149 Replacement of mitral valve with zooplastic tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific cardiac surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code bears no meaningful connection to the procedure itself. Instead, the code has been applied to a diverse range of health services contracting: independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. The issuing bodies span city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal human resources departments (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county benefits administration (Collier County), and regional health systems (Santa Clara County Health System). This mix indicates the code is being used as a catch-all taxonomy entry for health services procurement rather than for the specific procedure the code nominally describes.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southwest and West, with solicitations in Arizona, California (Long Beach and Collier County), Washington State, Texas, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year maximum and October 16, 2026 proposal deadline; the City of Long Beach's RFP (HR26753) for surgical benefit and Centers of Excellence management with an October 7, 2026 due date and anticipated April 2027 contract start; Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP (RFP20260825) for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminals, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQHHSFY270052, a non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing in 13 ancillary clinical specialties, due October 7, 2026. The code shows active procurement but with no coherent scope alignment to the nominal procedure, limiting its utility as a targeting tool.