UNSPSC 85503953: Supplement right brachial artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right brachial 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 03U70JZ

UNSPSC 85503953 Supplement right brachial artery with synthetic substitute, open approach (Commodity) describes a specific surgical procedure code, but recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows no alignment with vascular surgical services. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code involve independent medical evaluations for disability retirement determinations, occupational medical surveillance for transportation employees, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, temporary health professional staffing placement, and surgical carve-out benefits coordination through Centers of Excellence. None of these solicitations involve the procurement of implantable vascular devices or supplementation procedures for brachial arteries. The code appears to have been misapplied to these opportunities, which are service-based healthcare administration and staffing contracts rather than surgical implant or procedure-specific procurements.

The issuing bodies span county and municipal healthcare and benefits administration offices—including the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System, and Washington State Department of Transportation—with activity concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The source contains no recent opportunities involving the actual scope of UNSPSC 85503953, and the mismatch between the code's nominal vascular surgery focus and the administrative healthcare services being solicited suggests this code does not reflect meaningful state and local procurement activity in its intended category.