UNSPSC 85495001: Revision of external heart assist system in heart, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of external heart assist system in heart, 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 02WA0RZ

UNSPSC 85495001 Revision of external heart assist system in heart, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The six most recent opportunities—independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical benefit carve-out management (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation), emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and temporary health professional staffing (County of Santa Clara Health System)—describe administrative health services, benefits program management, occupational health compliance, and staffing coordination. None involve implantable cardiac devices, surgical revision procedures, or the clinical specialization the code name suggests.

The recent opportunities reflect a mix of issuing bodies spanning city personnel and benefits offices, state transportation departments, county health systems and probation agencies, and independent school districts or special-purpose health authorities. Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. The mismatch between the code and actual solicitations suggests either a tagging error in the underlying procurement data or that state and local governments rarely or never use this code for actual procurement activity. Prospective vendors should verify the correct code assignment before pursuing work in cardiac device services under this taxonomy identifier.