UNSPSC 85501022: Supplement left vertebral artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left vertebral 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 03UQ0JZ

UNSPSC 85501022 Supplement left vertebral artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with its stated scope. The tagged solicitations focus instead on independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve vertebral artery supplementation or surgical implants. The mismatch suggests this code has been applied inconsistently or incorrectly to health services procurement that falls outside the code's intended commodity definition.

The issuing bodies span diverse public jurisdictions: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (pension boards), City of Long Beach (municipal employee benefits), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational health), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (detention healthcare), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (county employee benefits), and County of Santa Clara Health System (regional health system staffing). Geographic activity appears distributed across Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), Washington State Ferries' RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026, with cost-based scoring), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 members (deadline April 9, 2026, historical annual spend approximately $8.7 million). The code shows no current relevance for vendors offering surgical implants or orthopedic device supply.