UNSPSC 85501920: Bypass right subclavian artery to right pulmonary artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right subclavian artery to right pulmonary 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 03130KM

UNSPSC 85501920 Bypass right subclavian artery to right pulmonary artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not map to state and local government procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code involve independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve the specific cardiac surgical procedure the code nominally describes. State and local procurement offices appear to be using this surgical procedure code as a catch-all or administrative classification for health benefits and medical services contracting, rather than for procurement of the actual surgical intervention itself.

The mismatch between code definition and actual procurement signals that this code is not a reliable indicator of state and local buying patterns. A business development professional should verify the correct UNSPSC classification for any health services opportunity before pursing work in this category, as the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited are substantially disconnected.