UNSPSC 85504373: Bypass right brachial artery to lower arm vein with autologous arterial tissue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right brachial artery to lower arm vein with autologous arterial tissue, 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 03170AF

UNSPSC 85504373 (Bypass right brachial artery to lower arm vein with autologous arterial tissue, open approach), a Commodity code, shows no direct alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — a vascular bypass graft performed in an operating room — but the recent opportunities posted under this code classify as occupational health surveillance, pension disability medical evaluation, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention healthcare services. These solicitations are administrative and clinical management services, not operative surgical procedures themselves. State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged health-related opportunities broadly without precise surgical-procedure-level classification.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests this code is not a reliable indicator of surgical-procedure demand in state and local contracting. Bidders pursuing vascular surgery services, operative team staffing, or surgical supply contracts should verify classification through direct RFP review rather than relying on this code assignment. The recent opportunities under 85504373 span Arizona (Phoenix pension board medical evaluations), California (Long Beach surgical networks, Santa Clara temporary staffing), Washington State (ferry occupational surveillance), Texas (Harris County juvenile detention), and Florida (Collier County pharmacy management), but none involves procurement of the specific bypass procedure the code nominates.