UNSPSC 85504200: Principal arteries upper extremities, open approach-part D

This class includes one or more of 17 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the principal arteries of the upper extremities with open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 03.

UNSPSC 85504200 Principal arteries upper extremities, open approach—part D is a Class code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The five most recent opportunities tagged to this code encompass inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county jail, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services for county members, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services—none of which involve vascular surgery, arterial procedures, or any interventional medical services related to upper extremity vasculature. The code's nominal scope (surgical procedures on principal arteries of the upper extremities) appears to reflect a clinical taxonomy mismatch rather than genuine procurement activity in this category. State and local governments do not appear to be soliciting arterial surgical services or related devices under this code at present.

The mismatch suggests that this code has either been assigned incorrectly to these opportunities by the issuing bodies or their procurement systems, or the opportunities have been aggregated under an inapplicable taxonomy node. None of the five posted solicitations—Columbus Consolidated Government's inmate medical and pharmacy contract (RFP 26-0008, due May 15, 2026), Collier County's pharmacy benefit management services (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026), Monroe County's virtual primary and urgent care services (RFP, due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County's peer support pilot for mental health workers (RFP 2025-007, due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department's medical director services (RFP 455, due October 16, 2025)—involve procurement related to upper extremity arterial surgery or vascular interventions. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for state and local contracting purposes and verify the correct UNSPSC category when pursuing opportunities in healthcare service delivery, pharmacy management, or emergency medical direction.