UNSPSC 85501916: Bypass right subclavian artery to bilateral upper arm artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right subclavian artery to bilateral upper arm artery, 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 03130Z2

UNSPSC 85501916 Bypass right subclavian artery to bilateral upper arm artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local government procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — a vascular bypass operation — yet the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect institutional healthcare administration and occupational health services: independent medical evaluations for pension-board disability determinations, surgical benefit management through centers of excellence, occupational medical surveillance, specialty care delivery for detained youth, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary clinical staffing. These solicitations address benefits design, clinical staffing, and medical record management rather than the performance of the named bypass procedure itself. State and local governments do not procure surgical procedures as line-item commodities through RFP, RFQ, or IFB; they contract for health benefits administration, medical staffing, and clinical services networks that may include access to such procedures as part of broader care delivery.

The issuing bodies are county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), city pension and retirement offices (City of Phoenix), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipal health systems. Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Because the code's nominal scope (a specific bypass procedure) bears no practical relation to how state and local governments actually buy healthcare services, this code shows little genuine activity signal for firms pursuing contracts in this space. Business development professionals should monitor actual procurement demand under UNSPSC family codes for benefits administration (81113000 range), healthcare staffing (81121000 range), or medical and diagnostic services rather than rely on this procedure-specific commodity designation.