UNSPSC 85504311: Bypass right radial artery to lower arm vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right radial artery to lower arm vein, 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 031B0ZF

UNSPSC 85504311 Bypass right radial artery to lower arm vein, open approach is a Commodity code that names a specific surgical procedure, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code bears no relation to that clinical scope. The recent opportunities posted against this code encompass occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, independent disability medical evaluations for public safety pension boards, surgical care-network carve-outs for municipal employee health plans, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involves vascular bypass surgery. The code assignment appears to be a data artifact or misclassification by the posting jurisdictions rather than an accurate reflection of the work being purchased.

Activity under this code is geographically dispersed across Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas, with issuing bodies spanning state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara, Collier, Harris), municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), and city benefits departments (Long Beach). Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity for the surgical procedure it nominally describes and is not a productive area for pursuit without clarity on why the jurisdictions are assigning these healthcare-administration and occupational-health contracts to a procedure-specific surgical code.