UNSPSC 85502581: Replacement of face artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of face 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 03RR0JZ

UNSPSC 85502581 Replacement of face artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure (replacement of a facial artery with synthetic material via open surgical approach), yet the recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve facial artery replacement or any direct surgical procedure delivery. Instead, the tagged solicitations address occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and inpatient/emergency care coordination—all administrative, evaluation, or ancillary healthcare services rather than the specific surgical intervention the code nominally represents. This mismatch suggests either miscoding by the issuing bodies or that the code is being applied as a catch-all for health services procurement more broadly, rather than for the facial artery replacement procedure itself.

The issuing bodies posting under this code span county governments, state departments, and municipal health systems: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California). Geographic activity concentrates in California, Arizona, Texas, Washington, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (RFP 25-8414). Given the disconnect between the code's stated scope and actual procurement activity, this code warrants careful review before pursuit; it may reflect data-quality issues at the source rather than genuine opportunity in facial artery surgical procedures.