UNSPSC 85502820: Bypass right external carotid artery to right extracranial artery with autologous venous 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 venous 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 031M09J

UNSPSC 85502820 Bypass right external carotid artery to right extracranial artery with autologous venous tissue, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a specific surgical procedure; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with that clinical scope. Instead, the opportunities center on occupational health services, independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which match the narrow vascular surgical procedure named in the code. The code's recent activity reflects a misclassification or tagging error in state and local procurement systems rather than active solicitation for the specific bypass procedure the code describes.

The geographic spread and issuing-body mix show scattered activity across unrelated health-care domains: the City of Phoenix (independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit programs), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferries), Harris County (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara (temporary health professional staffing). A pre-bid conference for the Washington State Ferries occupational health solicitation is scheduled for August 31, 2026, with responses due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix's independent medical evaluation RFP has a response deadline of October 16, 2026; and the City of Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out RFP closes October 7, 2026. This code shows no coherent market signal and warrants reclassification or correction in the procurement system before relying on it for business development targeting.