UNSPSC 85504443: Bypass left axillary artery to bilateral lower arm 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 lower arm 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 03160J5

UNSPSC 85504443, Bypass left axillary artery to bilateral lower arm artery with synthetic substitute, open approach, is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical vascular procedure; however, recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show no direct procurement of that surgical service. Instead, the code appears to have been applied inconsistently to health services, employee benefits administration, and medical staffing solicitations that fall outside the scope of this specific bypass procedure. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach is requesting surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit management for employees and retirees (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System is building a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The Washington State Department of Transportation is seeking occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (RFI 071626BNM, due September 25, 2026), and Collier County is requesting pharmacy benefit management services (RFP 25-8414, with a historical budget of approximately $8.7 million annually).

The opportunities span state departments, county health systems, county procurement offices, and municipal retirement boards across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The issuing bodies are diverse — no single jurisdiction appears more than once — and the work being solicited is administrative and clinical staffing rather than surgical procedure provision. The code appears to be a mismatch for the actual procurement activity, with no recent state and local opportunities seeking the specific vascular surgical procedure named in the code's definition. A business development professional evaluating this code should treat recent activity as a signal of administrative or benefits-management misclassification rather than direct demand for the surgical service itself.