UNSPSC 85494191: Dilation of aortic valve with drug-eluting intraluminal device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of aortic valve with drug-eluting intraluminal device, 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 027F04Z

UNSPSC 85494191 Dilation of aortic valve with drug-eluting intraluminal device, open approach is a Commodity code whose title references a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under it show no alignment with that clinical scope. Instead, the opportunities solicited span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical carve-out networks, and youth detention healthcare — none of which involve aortic valve dilation procedures or implantable devices. The code appears to be a clinical taxonomy designation that state and local procurement offices are applying to health services contracting more broadly, decoupled from the code's literal procedural meaning. Issuing bodies using the code include city retirement offices (Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county commissioners (Collier County), and municipal health plans (City of Long Beach), reflecting a mix of local government healthcare administration and occupational health functions rather than specialty cardiac procedural services.

Geographic activity centers on California (Santa Clara County, Long Beach, Collier County in Florida), Arizona (Phoenix), Washington State, and Texas (Harris County), with the most recent solicitations posted in August and September 2026. Representative opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, proposals due October 9, 2026) covering baseline and periodic examinations for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) to support disability pension determinations for approximately 75 annual applications with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; and the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out networks (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) offering Centers of Excellence for orthopedic, spine, cardiac, and oncology procedures. The code shows substantial recent activity, but the mismatch between its stated clinical scope and the actual procurement mix suggests either taxonomy misclassification or use of the code as a catch-all for health services administration and occupational medicine rather than implantable device procurement.