UNSPSC 85502819: Bypass right external carotid artery to right extracranial artery with autologous arterial tissue, 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 autologous arterial 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 031M0AJ

UNSPSC 85502819 Bypass right external carotid artery to right extracranial artery with autologous arterial tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal surgical-procedure taxonomy description and the work state and local governments are actually soliciting under this code designation. The recent opportunities posted against this code describe occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing for ancillary clinical roles, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and specialty medical services for detained youth—none of which match the vascular surgical specificity implied by the code name. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county procurement divisions, state transportation departments, county health systems, and county juvenile probation departments, reflecting a mix of administrative, operational, and human-resources-driven health-services purchasing. The code appears to be applied imprecisely by state and local procurement offices, functioning as a catch-all for health services procurement rather than as a true identifier of vascular surgical procedures.

Recent activity spans Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a response date of October 16, 2026 and a $750,000 maximum contract value), California (City of Long Beach, RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits due October 7, 2026; Santa Clara County Health System, RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026), Florida (Collier County, RFP for pharmacy benefit management due April 9, 2026), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries, RFP for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth due September 25, 2026). Firms pursuing this code should verify that individual opportunities align with their service offerings before responding, as the code taxonomy does not reliably predict the category of health services actually being purchased.