UNSPSC 85501021: Supplement left vertebral artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left vertebral artery with nonautologous tissue 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 03UQ0KZ

UNSPSC 85501021 Supplement left vertebral artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that appears to describe a specific surgical procedure classification, but the recent state and local procurement activity indexed under this code does not reflect surgical implantation work. Instead, the opportunities posted under 85501021 center on health services administration, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and independent medical evaluations — none of which align with the code's nominal scope of vascular surgery. The mismatch suggests either a data classification error or that this code has been repurposed in state and local procurement systems for broader health services contracting that does not correspond to the UNSPSC definition.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span county health systems, county commissioners' offices, city retirement boards, state transportation agencies, and county juvenile probation departments across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years) supporting disability determinations for public safety pension boards; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical benefits carve-out management through Centers of Excellence (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Activity is light and geographically scattered; the code does not show sufficient coherence or volume to support targeted pursuit under its stated surgical definition.