UNSPSC 85494163: Repair chordae tendineae, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair chordae tendineae, 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 02Q90ZZ

UNSPSC 85494163 Repair chordae tendineae, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal relevance to state and local government procurement activity. The code nominally describes a cardiac surgical procedure—the repair of heart valve support structures via open surgical approach—yet the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code involve prison medical services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction. None of these opportunities involve cardiac surgery, surgical repair of heart valves, or the specialized procedure this code describes. The mismatch suggests either systematic misclassification in the tagging process or that this code has been applied to a broad category of healthcare service contracts that do not align with its commodity-level definition.

The geographic spread of the few opportunities tagged under this code spans Georgia (Muscogee County Prison medical contract), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management and Monroe County virtual care), and California (San Mateo County peer support services and Santa Monica Fire Department medical director), with no discernible concentration in any single state or region. Given the fundamental disconnect between the code's surgical-procedure scope and the actual healthcare administration and service delivery work being solicited, state and local procurement professionals should verify the correct UNSPSC classification before pursuing opportunities in this taxonomy node.