UNSPSC 85501822: Bypass left subclavian artery to right extracranial artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

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

UNSPSC 85501822 Bypass left subclavian artery to right extracranial artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work being solicited by state and local governments under this classification. Recent state and local opportunities show no medical procurement aligned with this surgical procedure code; instead, the tagged opportunities span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs for municipal employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry system workers, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing placement. The code's nominal scope—a specific vascular surgical procedure—bears no relationship to the administrative and clinical support services state and local agencies are actually buying.

No state or local procurement activity directly related to UNSPSC 85501822 as defined appears in the recent opportunities dataset. The mismatch between the code's surgical-procedure specificity and the broad administrative and staffing services appearing in the tagged records suggests either a systematic tagging error or that this code is not in active use for state and local contracting. Business development professionals should verify the correct UNSPSC classification for services under consideration and avoid treating this code as a meaningful market signal for procurement strategy.