UNSPSC 85501816: Bypass left subclavian artery to bilateral upper arm artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left subclavian artery to bilateral upper 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 03140Z2

UNSPSC 85501816 Bypass left subclavian artery to bilateral upper arm artery, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure; however, recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with surgical intervention itself. The code appears in solicitations for occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing pools, and surgical benefit carve-out programs—none of which involve the specific vascular bypass procedure the code describes. State and local procurement systems occasionally misclassify medical services and employee health benefit administration under procedure-specific surgical codes; this code shows that pattern. The actual work being solicited includes occupational health examinations, medical record review and summarization for pension disability determinations, specialty pharmacy networks, Centers of Excellence surgical care coordination, and temp staffing for clinical ancillary roles across multiple medical specialties.

Recent opportunities span multiple states and jurisdunction types. The Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries) posted an RFQ for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations statewide with a response date of October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference scheduled August 31, 2026. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office, on behalf of the Phoenix Fire Pension Board and Phoenix Police Pension Board, posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The City of Long Beach issued an RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology) with a response date of October 7, 2026 and contract go-live targeted for April 1, 2027. The County of Santa Clara Health System opened a qualified-vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026. Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth with responses due September 25, 2026. Collier County Board of County Commissioners posted an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members, with an initial term of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028.