UNSPSC 85501643: Replacement of innominate artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of innominate artery with synthetic 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 03R20JZ

UNSPSC 85501643 "Replacement of innominate artery with synthetic substitute, open approach" is a Commodity code whose nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure — does not align with recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code. The opportunities surfaced show no connection to cardiovascular surgery or device procurement. Instead, the code appears to capture general medical services contracting: occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. This misalignment between the code's surgical-procedure name and the actual work being bought signals either a cataloging error in the source jurisdictions' systems or a code application that has drifted significantly from its intended scope. State and local buyers using this code are pursuing medical administration, healthcare staffing, and third-party benefit management services — none of which involve the innominate artery procedure the code nominally describes.

Recent activity spans multiple issuing bodies and geographies with no obvious concentration. The Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries) posted an occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted a disability medical evaluation RFP due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach posted a surgical benefit carve-out program RFP due October 7, 2026; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth due September 25, 2026; Collier County posted a pharmacy benefit management RFP due April 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System posted a temporary health professional staffing services qualification RFP due October 7, 2026. These opportunities span Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. The mismatch between the code's nominal content and actual procurement activity suggests this code may warrant reassessment or that vendors should verify code applicability with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities tagged under it.