UNSPSC 85495006: Insertion of implantable heart assist system into heart, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of implantable heart assist system into 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 02HA0QZ

UNSPSC 85495006 Insertion of implantable heart assist system into heart, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The six most recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involve implantable heart devices or surgical implantation procedures.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests this Commodity code is not actively used by state and local buyers for its intended purpose, or opportunities involving cardiac device implantation are classified differently in procurement systems. The issuing bodies posting under this code include county health systems, county commissioners' offices, state transportation departments, city retirement offices, and county juvenile probation departments across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Without recent opportunities genuinely tied to implantable heart assist systems, pursue decisions should be deferred pending clarification of whether state and local procurement officers are mislabeling unrelated health services under this code, or whether implantable device procurement is negligible in the state and local market.