UNSPSC 85501815: Bypass left subclavian artery to right lower arm artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left subclavian artery to right lower arm 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 03140Z3

UNSPSC 85501815 Bypass left subclavian artery to right lower arm artery, open approach is a Commodity code describing a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it bears no material relationship to vascular bypass surgery. The six most recent opportunities posted under this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical carve-out benefit administration for public-sector health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations concern vascular surgical procedures, bypass grafting, or operative interventions. The code shows a systematic data-tagging mismatch in which health care and benefits-administration services unrelated to the code's nominal scope have been incorrectly classified.

State and local procurement activity under this code lacks meaningful recent opportunity volume in its stated surgical specialty. The issuing bodies spanning the misclassified records include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal governments (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington), county juvenile probation (Harris County, Texas), county health systems (Santa Clara, California), and county human resources divisions (Collier County, Florida). No state or local issuer has posted a solicitation for vascular surgical procedures, surgical implants, operative planning, or related procurement under this code in the recent record. Vendors seeking to pursue work under UNSPSC 85501815 should verify correct code assignment through the relevant issuing body's procurement office before responding, as the current taxonomy assignment does not reflect actionable market activity in vascular bypass surgery procurement.