UNSPSC 85502821: Bypass left common carotid artery to left extracranial artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left common carotid artery to left 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 031J0ZK

UNSPSC 85502821 Bypass left common carotid artery to left extracranial artery, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it do not align with this clinical scope—instead, they reflect procurement for medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefit carve-outs, youth detention healthcare, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve cardiovascular bypass procedures or related surgical implants or supplies.

The mismatch between code name and actual buying signals suggests either misclassification at the source or that this code is not actively used by state and local procurement offices for the services they are currently acquiring. State and local buyers in the opportunities block are pursuing administrative and operational medical services—benefits administration, occupational compliance examinations, temporary clinical staffing, and managed pharmacy programs—rather than specific surgical procedures. If your firm serves the cardiovascular surgery or vascular bypass market, this code does not currently reflect active state and local demand and should be monitored separately from the miscategorized recent opportunities shown here.