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 surgical services. The opportunities instead span correctional healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer mental health support, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve arterial supplementation or surgical implantation of synthetic vascular substitutes. The issuing bodies include a county prison system (Muscogee County, Georgia), a county board of commissioners (Collier County, Florida), a county health department (Monroe County, Florida), a county behavioral health authority (San Mateo County, California), and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica, California). This code does not reflect coherent procurement activity in a single service or product family, and the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either inconsistent coding by issuing bodies or a significant disconnect between the taxonomy and operational reality at the state and local level.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities spans Florida, Georgia, and California. Representative recent solicitations include the Muscogee County Prison's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (due April 9, 2026), Monroe County's RFP 628 for virtual primary and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County BHRS's RFP 2025-007 for peer support services for peer workers ($580,000 total funding, due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department's RFP 455 for a medical director for emergency medical services oversight (due October 16, 2025). Because the code does not meaningfully describe the work being solicited, pursuit of opportunities under this code should focus on the specific RFP notices themselves rather than reliance on the code classification.