UNSPSC 85504431: Bypass left axillary artery to left upper arm artery 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 left upper arm artery 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 03160K1

UNSPSC 85504431 Bypass left axillary artery to left upper arm artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach (Commodity) does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually soliciting under this code. The recent opportunities posted against this UNSPSC designation span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-outs for employee health plans, youth detention medical services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve vascular surgery or implantable tissue substitutes. The code appears to be a mismatch between the procurement system's taxonomy and the actual scope of services being purchased, suggesting either a cataloging error in the underlying procurement notices or a systematic misapplication of medical procedure codes to general health services contracting. State and local jurisdictions posting under this code include county governments (Santa Clara County, Collier County, Harris County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and a state department (Washington Department of Transportation), reflecting broad geographic spread across California, Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Washington.

The recent opportunities cluster around health plan administration, medical staffing, and occupational health programs rather than surgical procedures. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office seeks disability medical record review and independent medical evaluations for public safety pension determinations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach seeks a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit manager for its employee PPO plan (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, seeks occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and Santa Clara County Health System seeks to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQ RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The mismatch between code designation and actual procurement scope suggests caution in relying on this UNSPSC classification for targeting state and local opportunities in surgical or implantable device categories.