UNSPSC 85501856: Bypass left subclavian artery to right pulmonary artery with autologous arterial tissue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left subclavian artery to right pulmonary artery with autologous arterial tissue, 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 03140AM

UNSPSC 85501856 Bypass left subclavian artery to right pulmonary artery with autologous arterial tissue, open approach (Commodity) is a surgical procedure code that does not map to actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect a fundamental mismatch: the UNSPSC nomenclature describes a specific cardiothoracic surgical technique, yet the opportunities posted under the code solicit medical services, staffing, and benefit management unrelated to that procedure—including disability medical evaluations, surgical carve-out programs, occupational health surveillance, emergency youth detention care, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary health professional staffing. State and local governments do not procure individual surgical procedures through RFP or RFQ; they contract for medical services, health benefit administration, and staffing capability on a broader institutional level.

The code shows little decision-relevant activity for firms pursuing work aligned with its technical scope. The posting bodies—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System—are legitimate state and local buyers soliciting health and medical services, but their actual needs fall outside cardiothoracic surgical procedure procurement. A firm evaluating this code for pursue/watch/skip purposes should flag the classification mismatch and confirm with procurement offices whether the code has been misapplied or whether the underlying procurement opportunity taxonomy includes medical services more broadly than the surgical nomenclature suggests.