UNSPSC 85502826: Bypass left common carotid artery to intracranial artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left common carotid artery to intracranial artery with synthetic 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 031J0JG

UNSPSC 85502826 Bypass left common carotid artery to intracranial artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal direct alignment with that clinical scope. The code sees activity from a small mix of issuing bodies—city pension boards, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county probation agencies—but the solicitations tagged to this code cover a broad range of health services procurement including independent medical evaluation services, surgical procedure carve-out benefit administration, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these represent the specific surgical bypass procedure the code nominally describes.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington based on recent postings. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code shows weak relevance to actual procurement activity under it; the mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or that the code has drifted from its clinical-procedure definition into broader health services administration and staffing procurement.