UNSPSC 85503970: Reposition right axillary artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right axillary 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 03S50ZZ

UNSPSC 85503970 Reposition right axillary artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — repositioning the right axillary artery via open surgical approach — but the recent solicitations posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical evaluations, and surgical benefit carve-out programs. None of these represent the procedural intervention the code nominally describes.

The mismatch suggests either classification error in the source data or an artifact of broad health-services tagging by issuing procurement offices. State and local buyers posting under this code in the past 90 days have included the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (RFP for occupational medical surveillance, due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach (RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs through Centers of Excellence, due October 7, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System (RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary categories, due October 7, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, due September 25, 2026), and Collier County Board of County Commissioners (RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members, initial three-year term effective January 1, 2026). Activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The code shows little relevant recent activity tied to vascular or surgical procedure procurement under its nominal scope.