UNSPSC 85502066: Bypass innominate artery to right extracranial artery with autologous venous tissue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass innominate artery to right extracranial 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 031209J

UNSPSC 85502066 Bypass innominate artery to right extracranial artery with autologous venous tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that does not match the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted against this code cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these scopes involve the coded procedure itself. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and county health systems, but the mismatch between the code taxonomy and the actual work means this code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas, but the fundamental disconnect between the Commodity code and the scope of services being procured suggests the code is either misapplied in the state and local system or rarely used for its nominal purpose. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for practical procurement purposes and investigate whether the issuing bodies are using alternative codes or category structures for the medical and health services work they are actually buying.