UNSPSC 85494314: Revision of synthetic substitute in aortic valve, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in aortic valve, percutaneous endoscopic 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 02WF4JZ

UNSPSC 85494314 Revision of synthetic substitute in aortic valve, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) shows no relevant recent activity among state and local government procurement opportunities. The code appears to describe a specific surgical procedure or implant; the recent solicitation block tagged with this code contains no opportunities for aortic valve procedures, synthetic valve supplies, or percutaneous endoscopic medical devices. The opportunities instead cover disability medical evaluations, surgery benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, juvenile detention healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve cardiovascular implants or the narrowly defined procedure scope suggested by the code name.

This UNSPSC code presents a clear mismatch between the taxonomy label and the actual procurement opportunities indexed under it. State and local governments rarely solicit cardiac implants or procedure-specific medical commodities through public RFPs; these are typically procured through group purchasing organizations (GPOs), hospital supply contracts, or integrated vendor networks managed at the health system or integrated delivery network level. If this code does represent a valid procurement category within state and local government health procurement, it either sees no current activity, or the recent opportunities are miscoded. Business development teams should verify the correct UNSPSC classification for cardiovascular devices and implants within their target state and local health system portfolios before pursuing this code.