UNSPSC 85504457: Bypass left axillary artery to left upper leg artery with autologous arterial tissue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left axillary artery to left upper leg artery with autologous arterial tissue, 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 03160A7

UNSPSC 85504457 Bypass left axillary artery to left upper leg artery with autologous arterial tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that shows limited and misaligned recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect a broader medical services and benefits administration market that diverges substantially from the code's anatomically specific scope. The solicitations cover independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which align directly with the vascular bypass procedure the code names.

The issuing bodies span diverse public sectors: a municipal retirement office in Phoenix, Arizona; a city employee benefits program in Long Beach, California; a state transportation department in Washington; a county juvenile probation department in Harris County, Texas; a county human resources and health consortium in Collier County, Florida; and a county health system in Santa Clara County, California. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, maximum $750,000 over five years); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in California, Arizona, Washington, Texas, and Florida, with no clear pattern tied to the surgical procedure itself. The code does not reflect genuine procurement demand for the specific vascular bypass service it describes and warrants careful verification against issuing bodies' actual specifications before pursuit.