UNSPSC 85501817: Bypass left subclavian artery to left 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 left 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 03140Z1

UNSPSC 85501817 Bypass left subclavian artery to left upper arm artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not map to state and local government procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — a vascular bypass graft — typically performed in hospital operating rooms as an individual clinical service, not a procurable product or service line that state and local agencies acquire through competitive solicitation. The recent opportunities tagged under this code instead reflect healthcare administration and staffing services: inmate prison medical programs, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care platforms, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director positions. None of these represent purchasing or contracting for surgical procedures or surgical supplies aligned with the code's nominal scope.

State and local healthcare buyers do not solicit vascular bypass surgeries or comparable surgical procedures through RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, or IFBs. The mismatch between the UNSPSC category name and the actual work being solicited indicates that this code receives little or no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. Vendors pursuing opportunities under this classification should verify the specific scope of work in each opportunity notice, as the tagging appears to reflect administrative or categorical errors rather than genuine demand for surgical services or implantable devices.