UNSPSC 85501158: Bypass right internal carotid artery to right extracranial artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right internal carotid artery to right extracranial artery, 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 031K0ZJ

UNSPSC 85501158 Bypass right internal carotid artery to right extracranial artery, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged to it encompass occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical center-of-excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and inpatient emergency care for youth in custody — none of which align with vascular surgical procedures. The mismatch suggests the code may have been applied incorrectly by issuing bodies or the procurement data platform, or that state and local agencies are not currently purchasing this specific surgical service through public competitive solicitation.

The six recent opportunities span three states (Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington) and include municipal retirement systems (City of Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris), county employee benefits programs (Collier County), city employee benefits (Long Beach), and state transportation agencies (Washington Department of Transportation). The absence of solicitations for the actual procedure described by the code's title, combined with the procedurally unrelated scope across the tagged opportunities, indicates this code is not a reliable purchasing signal for contractors targeting state and local surgical services procurement right now.