UNSPSC 85501159: Bypass right internal carotid artery to right extracranial artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 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 031K0KJ

UNSPSC 85501159 Bypass right internal carotid artery to right extracranial artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the six recent opportunities tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for retirement disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and inpatient/emergency services for detained youth — none of which align with the code's stated scope of a particular vascular bypass technique. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the source data or systemic misalignment between the code taxonomy and how issuing bodies apply it to health services procurements.

The buying bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and commissioners (Santa Clara County Health System, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), county probation departments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office). The geographic spread spans Washington, California, Florida, Texas, and Arizona. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations, due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations, due October 16, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026. Given the disconnect between the code name and the work actually being solicited, this code presents minimal practical guidance for business development targeting state and local health services procurement.