UNSPSC 85504420: Bypass left axillary artery to upper arm vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left axillary artery to upper arm vein with nonautologous tissue 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 03160KD

UNSPSC 85504420 Bypass left axillary artery to upper arm vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope — a surgical procedure code — does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to it. The code shows little relevant recent activity; recent opportunities tagged to this code include occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, medical record review for pension disability determinations, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for health plans. None of these services are vascular surgical procedures, and they do not map to the code's stated clinical scope. State and local government procurement offices appear to have misapplied this surgical procedure code to administrative, staffing, and benefit-management services.

The mismatch reflects a broader signal: this Commodity code does not represent an active procurement category for state and local buyers. The opportunities posted under it originate from diverse issuing bodies — the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System — across Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida. Each opportunity addresses a distinct service line (occupational health surveillance, pension medical evaluation, pharmacy administration, health staffing, youth detention healthcare) that happens to be tagged incorrectly to this vascular surgery code. Buyers pursuing work in occupational medicine, benefits administration, or temporary clinical staffing should verify the actual work scope in solicitation documents rather than rely on the UNSPSC code as a signal of state and local demand under this classification.