UNSPSC 85504029: Replacement of right axillary artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right axillary 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 03R50JZ

UNSPSC 85504029 Replacement of right axillary artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure for vascular replacement; however, the six recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code cover independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve vascular surgery or arterial replacement procedures. The mismatch between the code's procedural descriptor and the actual work being solicited suggests either a tagging error across multiple jurisdictions or a fundamental misalignment between how this code is applied in state and local systems and its intended clinical scope.

Recent opportunities come from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out networks for municipal employees, RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers across 14 locations, RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, RFI 071626BNM, due September 25, 2026), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management, RFP 258414, due April 9, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories, RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). These represent diverse issuing bodies—municipal retirement offices, city employee health programs, state transportation agencies, county juvenile justice and general government operations, and county health systems—with no thematic connection to arterial surgery or vascular reconstruction. The code shows no relevant recent activity for firms pursuing vascular surgery contracts at the state and local level.