UNSPSC 85494520: Bypass superior vena cava to left pulmonary artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass superior vena cava to left pulmonary artery with synthetic substitute, 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 021V0JR

UNSPSC 85494520 Bypass superior vena cava to left pulmonary artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that exhibits a material mismatch between its nominal scope—a specific cardiothoracic surgical procedure—and the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve the procurement of cardiovascular surgical services or implant devices; instead, they reflect administrative healthcare contracting, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing arrangements. The issuing bodies include county health systems, municipal retirement offices, state transportation departments, county juvenile probation systems, and city governments. None of the recent solicitations describe the purchase or arrangement of cardiothoracic surgery capacity, operative supplies, or implantable cardiac devices that would substantiate this code's intended commodity classification.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, Collier County, County of Santa Clara), Washington State (Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). The only solicitation with substantive technical specificity is the Washington State Department of Transportation request for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal and shipyard locations, due October 9, 2026, which requires licensed occupational-medicine physicians for baseline and periodic examinations of shipyard workers, engine crew, and asbestos team members. This code carries no signal of active state and local procurement for the cardiothoracic surgical procedure indicated by its nominal taxonomy title.