UNSPSC 85501041: Replacement of left vertebral artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of 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 03RQ0KZ

UNSPSC 85501041 Replacement of left vertebral artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach (Commodity) does not describe work that state and local governments are actually procuring. The code nominally identifies a specific surgical procedure—replacement of a vertebral artery with synthetic material via open surgical approach—but the recent opportunities tagged under this code cover occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical record review and scheduling, pharmacy benefit management, surgical care-out programs, temporary clinical staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these services involve vertebral artery replacement or any surgical procedure matching the code's technical scope. The mismatch reflects either a data-tagging error in the source material or a systematic misalignment between the code's clinical definition and how state and local procurement systems are classifying health services solicitations.

No relevant recent state and local contract opportunities exist under this code. The opportunities present in the source are unrelated to vertebral artery procedures and should not be evaluated as representative of purchasing activity under UNSPSC 85501041.