UNSPSC 85502051: Bypass innominate artery to lower arm vein with autologous arterial tissue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass innominate artery to lower arm vein 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 03120AF

UNSPSC 85502051 Bypass innominate artery to lower arm vein with autologous arterial tissue, open approach is a Commodity code describing a specific surgical procedure, yet state and local government contracting activity under this code bears little relationship to the procedure itself. Recent solicitations tagged with this code do not procure surgical services matching the code's nominal scope; instead, they purchase occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary clinical staffing. The code appears to be a mislabeling artifact in state and local procurement systems rather than a reflection of actual buying activity. When issuing bodies do solicit medical or surgical services, they typically use different UNSPSC classifications or do not tag opportunities with procedure-specific codes at all.

The few opportunities posted under this code span disparate service lines across multiple issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations), the Washington State Department of Transportation ferries division (occupational medical surveillance), the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary clinical staffing), and Collier County commissioners (pharmacy benefit management). Geographic activity is confined to Arizona, Washington, Florida, and California with no pattern suggesting concentrated procurement demand. Practitioners evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for surgical contracting purposes and monitor whether tagging errors persist or state and local systems correct the classification to align with actual scope.