UNSPSC 85504328: Bypass left ulnar artery to left lower arm artery with autologous arterial tissue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left ulnar artery to left lower arm artery with autologous arterial tissue, 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 031A0A4

UNSPSC 85504328 Bypass left ulnar artery to left lower arm artery with autologous arterial tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical vascular procedure, yet the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with the code's nominal scope. The opportunities instead reflect health benefits administration, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations—none of which involve vascular bypass surgery or surgical procedures. This mismatch suggests the code is either being applied incorrectly by posting jurisdictions or has been repurposed within state and local procurement systems for broader healthcare service categories rather than the discrete surgical intervention the code name describes.

The recent solicitations span multiple issuing bodies including city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health authorities (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation departments (Harris County), county commissioners (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara County), with activity concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's procurement of independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations ($750,000 over five years, RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), and Collier County's Pharmacy Benefit Management Services RFP (RFP 25-8414, originally due April 9, 2026, with historical spending around $8.7 million annually). Given the divergence between code definition and actual procurement activity, this code appears to show little actionable recent opportunity for vendors pursuing contracts aligned with the surgical procedure the code nominally describes.