UNSPSC 85504400: Principal arteries upper extremities, open approach- part F
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NIGP codes for 85504400
| NIGP code |
|---|
| 94857 Medical Services, Surgical |
Definition
This class includes one or more of 17 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the principal arteries of the upper extremities with open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 03.
About UNSPSC 85504400
UNSPSC 85504400 Principal arteries upper extremities, open approach—part F is a Class code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The five most recent opportunities posted under this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management for a county employee health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services for a county health plan, peer support services for mental health workers, and a fire department medical director contract—involve healthcare administration, benefits management, mental health support, and emergency services oversight rather than the vascular surgical procedures the code nominally describes. None of these solicitations involve principal-artery procedures, open surgical approaches, or upper-extremity vascular intervention.
The geographic spread of recent activity includes Georgia (Muscogee County, Columbus Consolidated Government), Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), California (San Mateo County), and California (Santa Monica Fire Department), though the code's misalignment with the opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement databases or use of UNSPSC taxonomy that does not reflect the clinical or operational nature of the services being procured. State and local buyers in health-plan administration, correctional health, and emergency services appear to default to medical-procedure codes even when the actual work involves management services, benefit administration, or clinical oversight unrelated to surgical intervention. The code shows no recent activity genuinely rooted in vascular surgical services procurement by state or local government bodies. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for procurement purposes and flag the miscoding pattern when evaluating opportunities posted under medical-procedure UNSPSC categories.
Quick answers
What is UNSPSC 85504400?
UNSPSC 85504400 is Principal arteries upper extremities, open approach- part F, a class in UNSPSC 85000000, Healthcare Services.
What codes are under UNSPSC 85504400?
UNSPSC 85504400 has 80 codes under it with their own GovTribe pages, including 85504401 Bypass left axillary artery to left extracranial artery, open approach; 85504402 Bypass left axillary artery to right extracranial artery, open approach; and 85504403 Bypass left axillary artery to lower arm vein, open approach.
Which NIGP codes match UNSPSC 85504400?
UNSPSC 85504400 maps to 1 NIGP code, 94857 Medical Services, Surgical.
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