UNSPSC 85504330: Bypass left ulnar artery to left lower arm artery with autologous venous 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 venous 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 031A094

UNSPSC 85504330 Bypass left ulnar artery to left lower arm artery with autologous venous tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this taxonomy entry. Recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability benefits, pharmacy benefit management, surgical Center of Excellence carve-out programs, emergency medical services for detained youth, and temporary ancillary health professional staffing — none of which involve vascular surgical procedures or arterial bypass grafting. The issuing bodies include county health systems, county human resources departments managing employee benefits, state transportation departments, county juvenile justice agencies, and municipal retirement offices. This code shows a systematic classification mismatch between its nominal scope and the actual procurement activity being tagged to it in state and local systems.

The recent opportunities span Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach, RFP for surgical Center of Excellence carve-out benefits due October 7, 2026; Santa Clara County Health System, RFQ for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation, RFP for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, RFI for emergency and specialty medical services due September 25, 2026), and Florida (Collier County, RFP for pharmacy benefit management due April 9, 2026). The geographic spread and diversity of issuing bodies suggest this code has been applied as a catch-all within state and local procurement systems for health services contracting broadly, rather than for the specific vascular surgical procedure its code name describes. Vendors evaluating this code should verify the actual scope of individual opportunities against their service lines before pursuing.