UNSPSC 85504331: Bypass right ulnar artery to lower arm vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right ulnar 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 03190ZF

UNSPSC 85504331 Bypass right ulnar artery to lower arm vein, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical vascular procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code instead solicit comprehensive healthcare services — inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services, and fire department medical director oversight — none of which involve the particular surgical intervention the code names. The mismatch between the code's technical surgical descriptor and the actual scope of healthcare administration, management, and coordination being bought suggests either a tagging error in the source data or a fundamental misalignment between the UNSPSC classification and state and local healthcare procurement practice in these instances.

No relevant recent procurement activity aligns with the code's stated scope. The issuing bodies across the opportunities — Columbus Consolidated Government (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and Santa Monica Fire Department (California) — are procuring healthcare management and support services rather than surgical procedures. Without evidence that state and local governments are actually purchasing vascular bypass procedures under this code, the code does not present a meaningful opportunity for business development.