UNSPSC 85503936: Supplement right hand artery with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right hand artery with autologous tissue 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 03UD07Z

UNSPSC 85503936 Supplement right hand artery with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure involving vascular grafting, yet the most recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these solicitations involve vascular surgery, arterial grafting, or the autologous tissue substitution procedure the code nominally describes.

The mismatch between the code's surgical specificity and the breadth of health services and administrative functions actually being solicited suggests either misclassification at the source or a data integrity issue. The opportunities reflect issuing bodies including state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), and municipal governments (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach) purchasing general occupational health, employee benefits administration, and staffing services rather than implantable medical devices or surgical procedures. Without recent opportunities that genuinely match the code's scope of arterial supplementation procedures, this code shows little relevant activity for business development professionals pursuing state and local surgical supply or implant contracts.