UNSPSC 85501835: Bypass left subclavian artery to left upper arm 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 left upper arm 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 03140K1

UNSPSC 85501835 Bypass left subclavian artery to left upper arm artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not match the work actually being solicited in recent state and local procurement under this code designation. The recent opportunities tagged with this code involve independent medical evaluation services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks, emergency healthcare for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve vascular bypass procedures or surgical implantation of tissue substitutes. The code appears to be a misclassification in the source data, and no relevant recent activity supports meaningful analysis of procurement patterns under this specific surgical procedure commodity.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being purchased signals either data-quality issues in the tagging system or a fundamental disconnect between UNSPSC taxonomy and how state and local procurement offices are categorizing medical services solicitations. Firms evaluating this code should verify the correct commodity or family code for their target service line rather than relying on the 85501835 designation as currently applied in these jurisdictions.