UNSPSC 85502816: Bypass right external carotid artery to right extracranial artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right external carotid artery to right extracranial artery, 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 031M0ZJ

UNSPSC 85502816 Bypass right external carotid artery to right extracranial artery, open approach is a Commodity code that appears to describe a specific surgical procedure rather than a product or service category typically procured by state and local governments. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with the code's nominal scope. Instead, the opportunities reflect procurement of occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth—none of which correspond to performing or facilitating bypass surgery. The code shows minimal relevant recent activity for traditional state and local procurement purposes.

The six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 span multiple issuing bodies including state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county retirement offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), municipal employee health programs (City of Long Beach), county health systems (County of Santa Clara, Collier County), and county juvenile justice entities (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The closest substantive match—the Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026—calls for occupational health examinations by board-certified occupational medicine physicians, not vascular surgery; the Phoenix Retirement Office RFP due October 16, 2026 requests independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations, also distinct from the code's description. The mismatch between the code's surgical-procedure name and the actual purchasing activity suggests either tagging error or that this code does not meaningfully capture state and local procurement demand.