UNSPSC 85501161: Bypass right internal carotid artery to right extracranial artery with autologous arterial tissue, 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 autologous arterial tissue, 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 031K0AJ

UNSPSC 85501161 Bypass right internal carotid artery to right extracranial artery with autologous arterial tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities do not solicit the procedure itself. Instead, the code appears in procurement records for occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical carve-out networks — none of which involve carotid artery bypass surgery. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being purchased suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a categorical misalignment in the UNSPSC taxonomy as applied to state and local health benefits and occupational health administration. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) seeks independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, while the Washington State Department of Transportation (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) procures occupational medical surveillance services. Neither opportunity involves surgical procedures.

State and local issuing bodies using this code span city retirement systems, state transportation agencies, county health systems, county juvenile probation departments, and county human resources departments across Arizona, Washington, California (Santa Clara, Long Beach), Florida (Collier), and Texas (Harris County). Activity clusters around occupational health administration, benefits adjudication, and health services administration rather than surgical intervention. The code shows little recent relevant activity aligned with its nominal surgical scope; pursue only if your firm holds expertise in medical record summary preparation, occupational health surveillance administration, or benefits program management for public sector employees and retirees — not surgical services.