UNSPSC 85503614: Supplement upper artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement upper 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 03UY0JZ

UNSPSC 85503614 Supplement upper 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 little alignment with vascular surgery procurement. Instead, the tagged opportunities span disability medical evaluations, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefits administration, youth detention healthcare coordination, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve procurement of vascular implants or surgical supplies. The mismatch between the code's abstract scope and the actual work being solicited suggests this code receives limited relevant activity in state and local procurement, or that issuing bodies are applying it inconsistently to healthcare administrative and staffing services rather than to medical devices or implant materials.

The recent opportunities reflect demand from city retirement offices, state transportation agencies, county health systems, and county human resources departments for healthcare administration and professional services rather than surgical implants. Activity appears scattered across Arizona (City of Phoenix disability evaluations), Washington (state ferry occupational medicine), California (Long Beach surgical benefits carve-out and Santa Clara temporary clinical staffing), Texas (Harris County youth detention healthcare), and Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefits), with no geographic concentration. Representatives include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminals (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026). Firms pursuing this code should treat it as a watch-list category pending clarification from issuing bodies on whether future procurements will target actual vascular implant or surgical device supply.