UNSPSC 85502837: Bypass right common 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 common 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 031H0AJ

UNSPSC 85502837 Bypass right common carotid artery to right extracranial artery with autologous arterial tissue, open approach (Commodity) does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. Recent opportunities tagged to this UNSPSC code span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, surgical benefit management programs, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which align with the specific cardiac surgical procedure named in the code's title. The code shows no recent solicitations for the vascular surgical services the Commodity name describes.

The mismatch between the code's surgical-procedure scope and the actual procurement activity under it suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that this code is being used as a catch-all for health services categories where more precise codes are unavailable. The recent opportunities demonstrate that state and local buyers—including city retirement systems, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county probation authorities—are actively procuring medical evaluation, surveillance, and staffing services across clinical and occupational health domains, but none of these solicitations involve cardiovascular bypass surgery or autologous arterial grafting. No relevant recent activity supports a pursue recommendation under this code's nominal scope.