UNSPSC 85501873: Bypass left subclavian artery to left pulmonary artery with autologous venous tissue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left subclavian artery to left pulmonary artery with autologous venous 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 031409N

UNSPSC 85501873 Bypass left subclavian artery to left pulmonary artery with autologous venous tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure code; however, the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little alignment with the code's surgical scope. Instead, the opportunities posted reflect demand for occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. The code appears to be misapplied to general healthcare procurement activity. Issuing bodies include county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System), cities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach), and a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries). None of the recent opportunities reflect the specific vascular surgical procedure that the code nominally describes.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The Washington State Department of Transportation is seeking occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry locations with an RFP (RFP20260825) due October 9, 2026, requiring board-certified occupational medicine physicians. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years, due October 16, 2026. The City of Long Beach is soliciting proposals for surgical benefit carve-out services through Centers of Excellence (HR26753, due October 7, 2026), while Collier County is managing a large pharmacy benefit management RFP (RFP 25-8414, originally due April 9, 2026) with historical annual spending of $8.7 million. The County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) across multiple ancillary clinical categories. These opportunities do not map meaningfully to the code's nominal surgical procedure descriptor, suggesting either systematic misclassification or a data misalignment issue in the source material.