UNSPSC 85494238: Replacement of mitral valve with autologous tissue substitute, transapical, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of mitral valve with autologous tissue substitute, transapical, percutaneous 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 02RG37H

UNSPSC 85494238 Replacement of mitral valve with autologous tissue substitute, transapical, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose nominal name refers to a specific cardiac surgical procedure; however, recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with that clinical scope. The recent activity instead spans occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical procedure carve-out programs for employee health plans, temporary ancillary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in detention — none of which involves mitral valve replacement or cardiac surgery. This code shows a classification mismatch: state and local procurement offices are tagging general health services, benefits administration, and occupational medicine contracts under a procedure-specific cardiac code, suggesting either a data quality issue in the tagging or a systematic misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how individual jurisdictions classify health services.

The issuing bodies posting under this code represent a geographic and administrative mix typical of state and local health procurement: the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (pension boards), the City of Long Beach, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. Response deadlines cluster between late September and early October 2026, with contract terms ranging from two to five years and dollar values where disclosed reaching $750,000 (Phoenix) and $8.7 million annually (Collier County pharmacy). The geographic concentration spans the Pacific Northwest (Washington), Southwest (Arizona, Florida), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara), and Texas (Harris County). For business development purposes, this code presents a decision challenge: the nominal clinical scope does not match recent solicitation activity, and pursuing opportunities tagged under it requires careful scope verification against each individual RFP or RFQ to confirm whether the buyer has correctly classified the work or misapplied the code.