UNSPSC 85502802: Bypass left temporal artery to intracranial artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left temporal artery to intracranial 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 031T0KG

UNSPSC 85502802 Bypass left temporal artery to intracranial artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure involving intracranial vessel bypass with synthetic graft material, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code reflect procurement of occupational medical surveillance, independent disability evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans — none of which involve the vascular surgical procedure the code name specifies. The mismatch indicates either a classification error in the source data or a widespread miscoding of health services procurement across the jurisdictions posting under this identifier.

The recent opportunities span Arizona (Phoenix retirement boards), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State (Department of Transportation ferries), and Texas (Harris County), with no discernible concentration. Without opportunities that actually match the code's surgical scope, the code shows no meaningful market signal for bypass graft procurement or related neurovascular surgery services. Practitioners should verify the correct UNSPSC classification for intracranial surgical procedures before pursuing opportunities tagged with this code, or treat the code itself as inactive for state and local work.