UNSPSC 85502817: Bypass right external carotid artery to right extracranial artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 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 031M0KJ

UNSPSC 85502817 Bypass right external carotid artery to right extracranial artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure—bypass grafting of the external carotid artery—yet the six recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefits medical record review and independent medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out program administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations request the procedure or implant the code describes. The mismatch suggests either a classification error in the source data or that this code is being used as a catch-all administrative placeholder for broad health services procurement rather than for the specific surgical intervention its name indicates.

The recent opportunities do reflect active health services buying across state departments, counties, and municipal health systems, primarily in Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington (state ferries), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). However, none of the work being solicited—from pharmacy administration and occupational health surveillance to clinical staffing and medical record management—matches the scope of UNSPSC 85502817. The code shows little relevant recent activity for firms pursuing surgical procedure procurement or implant supply in state and local markets.