UNSPSC 85504020: Replacement of left brachial artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left 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 03R80JZ

UNSPSC 85504020 Replacement of left brachial artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally names a specific surgical procedure, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code bears no relationship to vascular surgery—the code sees activity in occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, emergency and specialty care for youth in custody, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and temporary health professional staffing. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and actual procurement signals either systematic miscoding at the issuing-body level or a data-alignment issue in the underlying taxonomy. State and local governments are not soliciting vascular grafts or replacement-procedure contracting under this code.

The recent opportunities originating under this code come from a diverse issuing-body mix: the City of Phoenix (pension administration), City of Long Beach (employee benefits), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational health), Harris County (juvenile detention health services), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara (temporary clinical staffing). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026, seeking baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry system locations under physician supervision), the City of Phoenix's independent medical evaluation services RFP for pension disability determinations (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), and the County of Santa Clara's temporary health professional staffing qualification pool (due October 7, 2026, multiple ancillary clinical categories excluding nursing and physicians). The diversity and disconnect from the code's stated definition suggest that this Commodity code should not be relied upon for strategic targeting—the coded activity does not reflect a coherent procurement category.