UNSPSC 85504440: Bypass left axillary artery to bilateral upper leg artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left axillary artery to bilateral upper leg artery with synthetic 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 03160J8

UNSPSC 85504440 Bypass left axillary artery to bilateral upper leg artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The source records six recent opportunities posted between July and September 2026 under this code, but none involve vascular surgical procedures or implantable medical devices—the work nominally described by the code. Instead, the opportunities address independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out networks, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention medical services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged these health-services and human-resources opportunities with a surgical-procedure code that does not match their actual scope, creating a systematic mismatch between the code's clinical meaning and what is actually being bought.

The code shows little relevant recent activity for vascular surgery procurement. If you are pursuing implantable medical devices, vascular grafts, or surgical services tied to this procedure type, this code is not a reliable avenue for state and local opportunity discovery. The opportunities present under this code—focused on benefits administration, disability medical review, occupational health programs, and staffing services—are unrelated to the procedure's medical device or surgical-service components and do not represent a buying signal for vascular-implant vendors or surgical-services providers. Verify the correct UNSPSC codes for your product or service line before investing business-development effort on this code.