UNSPSC 85502044: Bypass innominate artery to left lower arm artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass innominate artery to left lower arm artery with synthetic 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 03120J4

UNSPSC 85502044, Bypass innominate artery to left lower arm artery with synthetic substitute, open approach, is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure involving arterial bypass grafting. However, recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no relevant alignment with the code's stated scope. The six most recent opportunities posted under or near this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefits carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve vascular surgical procedures or the specific bypass graft intervention the code describes. This mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how opportunities have been tagged or that the code is being used inconsistently across state and local procurement systems. State and local healthcare purchasing does occur across multiple jurisdictions and issuing bodies including counties (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and state agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), but the opportunities recorded under this particular code do not reflect arterial bypass procurement.

The geographic spread of recorded activity under this code spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no concentration in any single state. Given the apparent mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the services actually being solicited, business development professionals should verify the correct UNSPSC classification before investing pursuit effort. If your firm provides vascular surgical procedures, arterial grafts, or related surgical supplies to state and local health systems, this code may be misclassified or underutilized, and direct outreach to procurement offices in states with active health system activity may yield better results than monitoring this code alone.