UNSPSC 85504347: Bypass left brachial artery to left lower arm artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left brachial artery to left lower arm artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 03180K4

UNSPSC 85504347 Bypass left brachial artery to left lower arm artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that sits at the precise technical level of a single surgical procedure, yet state and local government procurement activity tagged under this code shows minimal direct correlation to the code's nominal medical procedure scope. Recent solicitations use this code to classify healthcare services work that is substantially broader than the specific bypass graft procedure the code names — including independent medical evaluations, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical center-of-excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency/inpatient care for detained youth. The issuing bodies span state agencies, county commissioners, municipal retirement systems, and county health authorities, with no vendor concentration or repeat buyer patterns evident in the recent opportunities. Geographic spread includes Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Florida (Collier County), Texas (Harris County), and Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation). The mismatch between the code's name and the work actually being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or use of the code as a catch-all classification for medical and healthcare service delivery.

Recent representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's request for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's solicitation for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, cost-based scoring with 40 percent price weighting), the City of Long Beach's surgery benefit carve-out network for Centers of Excellence covering knee, hip, spine, and oncology procedures (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026, with contract execution targeted for April 2027), and Collier County's pharmacy benefit management services request covering approximately 2,400 employees and $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending (RFP 25-8414, initial submission deadline April 9, 2026, extended three-year term with two optional one-year renewals). Given the systematic miscoding, this code should be monitored as a diagnostic signal for healthcare service procurements in state and local systems rather than pursued as a reliable market segment for the specific bypass graft procedure it nominally describes.