UNSPSC 85501164: Bypass intracranial artery to intracranial artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass intracranial artery to intracranial 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 031G0KG

UNSPSC 85501164, Bypass intracranial artery to intracranial artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach, is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this tag. The recent solicitations posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency medical services for detained youth, and specialty medical procedures — none of which involve intracranial bypass surgery or neurosurgical interventions. The code appears to be a clinical procedure taxonomy entry that has been misapplied to general health services procurement, creating a significant mismatch between the UNSPSC classification and the actual goods and services being solicited.

The issuing bodies posting opportunities under this code include state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments and their health systems (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), and municipal retirement systems (City of Phoenix). Recent representative solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services with proposals due October 9, 2026, the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations due October 16, 2026, and the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out management for its Anthem PPO plan due October 7, 2026. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Given the systematic misclassification of work under this code, procurement professionals should rely on direct opportunity search rather than this UNSPSC category for targeted business development in health services for state and local buyers.