UNSPSC 85503623: Removal of synthetic substitute from upper artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from upper 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 03PY0JZ

UNSPSC 85503623 Removal of synthetic substitute from upper artery, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for government employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve vascular surgery or removal of synthetic grafts. The issuing bodies are diverse: state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), counties (Harris County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and affiliated boards (Phoenix Fire Pension Board, Phoenix Police Pension Board). The code appears misapplied across these opportunities; the procurement is not targeting surgical procedures themselves but rather administrative medical services, staffing networks, and benefit management programs that may reference such procedures incidentally within a broader health services scope.

Geographic activity spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), Florida (Collier County), Texas (Harris County), and Washington State (Washington Department of Transportation), with no particular concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (posted September 16, 2026, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability pension determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance covering 14 ferry locations (posted August 25, 2026, due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System non-exclusive multiple-award RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (posted July 7, 2026, due October 7, 2026). The code's nominal surgical scope bears no practical relationship to the work state and local buyers are actually soliciting, signaling either systematic misclassification in source records or a fundamental mismatch between the taxonomy and the opportunities being tracked.