UNSPSC 85504370: Bypass right brachial artery to upper arm vein with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right brachial artery to upper 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 03170JD

UNSPSC 85504370 Bypass right brachial artery to upper arm vein with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code describing a specific surgical bypass procedure, yet the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show little relevant activity aligned with the code's nominal scope. The six opportunities in the recent block span independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve vascular bypass procedures or implantable medical devices. The mismatch suggests either a taxonomy misalignment in how state and local procurement offices have tagged these opportunities or that the code as applied to state and local purchasing does not reflect its technical medical device definition.

The issuing bodies in the recent block span a city retirement office (City of Phoenix), a large municipality (City of Long Beach), a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), a county board of commissioners (Collier County), and a county health system (County of Santa Clara). Geographic activity appears concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear pattern suggesting the code drives meaningful procurement volume in state and local markets. Given the absence of opportunities actually procuring bypass grafts or related vascular surgical devices, this code warrants a skip for firms in medical device or surgical supplies sales to state and local healthcare buyers.