UNSPSC 85504363: Bypass right brachial artery to right lower arm artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right brachial artery to right lower arm artery, 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 03170Z3

UNSPSC 85504363 Bypass right brachial artery to right lower arm artery, open approach is a Commodity code that reflects a specific surgical procedure rather than an active category of state and local procurement. The recent opportunities posted under this code—independent medical evaluations for public safety pension applicants, occupational health surveillance for ferry workers, specialty surgical carve-out benefits for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency medical services for detained youth, and surgical benefit programs—do not align with the code's nominal definition of a specific vascular bypass procedure. State and local governments do not purchase individual surgical procedures as a category; they purchase health benefits administration, occupational medicine surveillance, medical staffing, and related support services. The mismatch between the code assignment and the actual scope of recent solicitations signals either a data-entry error or misclassification at the source, making this code unreliable as a signal for vascular surgery procurement activity.

No opportunities posted under this code reflect purchases or specifications for bypass procedures themselves. The issuing bodies include county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris), municipal retirement boards (Phoenix), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipal HR departments (Long Beach, Collier County). Activity appears concentrated in California, Arizona, Washington, and Florida, but the geographic spread and issuing-body mix reflect administrative procurement (benefits management, staffing, medical surveillance) rather than procurement of surgical procedures. Prospective bidders should not rely on this code as an indicator of vascular surgery demand or as a vehicle for positioning surgical services to state and local buyers.