UNSPSC 85504411: Bypass left axillary artery to bilateral lower arm artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left axillary artery to bilateral 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 03160Z5

UNSPSC 85504411 Bypass left axillary artery to bilateral lower arm artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure performed on blood vessels, yet the six recent opportunities posted under this code span disability medical evaluation services, surgical benefit management for city employees, occupational health surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve vascular surgery or the specific arterial bypass procedure the code names. State and local procurement offices have tagged these opportunities with this Commodity code despite their clear mismatch to its scope.

The recent activity shows no coherent procurement pattern under the code's nominal definition. A City of Phoenix RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), a City of Long Beach RFP for surgical procedure Centers of Excellence networks (due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminal and vessel locations (due October 9, 2026), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026) represent issuing bodies ranging from municipal retirement offices to state transportation departments to county health and justice agencies. The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas. The code shows little relevant recent activity and appears to be a classification error across multiple jurisdictions rather than a genuine category for business development targeting.