UNSPSC 85501825: Bypass left subclavian artery to bilateral lower leg 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 bilateral lower leg 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 03140KC

UNSPSC 85501825 Bypass left subclavian artery to bilateral lower leg artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure, yet state and local government procurement activity under this code does not align with the abstract nomenclature. Recent opportunities posted under this code reflect instead a broad spectrum of health services procurement—medical evaluations, occupational surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing—none of which involve vascular surgery or the specific bypass procedure the code nominally names. State and local issuing bodies posting under this code include city retirement systems and pension boards, county health authorities, state transportation agencies, and county health systems. The mismatch between the code's procedural specificity and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by the procurement officers or that this code has been repurposed in state and local procurement systems to encompass broader medical services contracting that federal UNSPSC taxonomy does not reflect.

Recent activity appears in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations, with a $750,000 maximum over five years. The City of Long Beach solicited a surgical carve-out benefit manager (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) to coordinate Centers of Excellence for orthopedic, cardiac, and oncology procedures. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, issued an RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance services across fourteen ferry terminals. Collier County in Florida posted an RFP (258414, due April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees with approximately $8.7 million in annual historical pharmacy spend. The County of Santa Clara Health System opened a multiple-award vendor pool (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) for temporary clinical staffing in audiology, radiology, surgical services, and therapy. Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI (071626BNM, due September 25, 2026) for hospital-based emergency and specialty care for detained youth. This code shows no meaningful alignment with vascular surgery procurement and should be evaluated for recoding or treated as a low-signal commodity for vascular intervention vendors.