UNSPSC 85504349: Bypass left brachial artery to lower arm vein with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left brachial artery to lower arm vein with synthetic 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 03180JF

UNSPSC 85504349 Bypass left brachial artery to lower arm vein with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — a vascular bypass graft performed in an inpatient hospital setting — yet the recent opportunities posted under this code reflect occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, and Center of Excellence surgical carve-out programs. None of these solicitations involve procurement or contracting for the specific arterial bypass procedure the code nominally describes.

State and local governments appear to have tagged opportunities under this code that involve general medical services, health plan administration, and occupational medicine rather than the specialized vascular surgery service indicated by the code's technical name. The issuing bodies include county health systems, municipal retirement offices, state transportation departments, and county public health agencies across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. This code shows minimal decision relevance for vendors focused on vascular surgery products or services; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either data-entry error in the procurement notices or broader application of the code to health services procurement than the code's specificity would indicate.