UNSPSC 85504013: Replacement of left ulnar artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left ulnar artery with nonautologous 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 03RA0KZ

UNSPSC 85504013 (Replacement of left ulnar artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach) is a Commodity code that records medical procedures or surgical supply line items in the state and local procurement taxonomy, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with actual vascular surgical procedures or implant procurement. Instead, state and local bodies are using the code to tag health services contracts spanning medical evaluations, occupational surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical care networks, and temporary clinical staffing. The scope mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a systematic drift in how the code is applied to broader health administration and provider services work. Recent solicitations cover independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, occupational medicine surveillance for transportation workers, specialty surgical carve-out networks for municipal employees, and temporary health professional staffing pool qualification. Issuing bodies range across city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, county probation departments, and municipal human resources divisions — a broad cross-section of government health administration rather than procurement of a specific surgical procedure or implant. No repeat buyer pattern emerges from the recent sample.

The geographic spread spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year contract value and October 16, 2026 response date; Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations with a cost-based evaluation due October 9, 2026; and Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with an April 9, 2026 response date. The code shows little relevant recent activity for the surgical procedure it nominally describes and appears poorly matched to the health services administration and staffing work currently being tagged under it.