UNSPSC 85501044: Replacement of right 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 right 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 03RP0KZ

UNSPSC 85501044 Replacement of right vertebral artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code assigned to a surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows a fundamental mismatch. The solicitations tagged to this code comprise independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical carve-out benefit programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve vertebral artery replacement or any surgical procedure code. The code appears to be a medical-procedure taxonomy entry that state and local procurement systems have mistakenly applied to administrative and benefits-management services that fall outside its clinical scope. The recent opportunities reflect purchasing by city retirement offices, municipal employee health plans, state transportation departments, county probation systems, health systems, and county human resources divisions seeking healthcare administration, staffing, and management services rather than surgical implant or operative services.

The geographic spread of these misaligned solicitations spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no coherent pattern suggesting that UNSPSC 85501044 is meaningfully used in state and local procurement for any standardized product or service line. Recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out management due October 7, 2026, Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026, and Santa Clara County Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle due October 7, 2026. The code does not represent an active or coherent procurement category in state and local government spending; businesses should treat this code as inactive or verify the correct UNSPSC classification through the issuing body before responding to any opportunity tagged to it.