UNSPSC 85504511: Bypass right axillary artery to bilateral lower arm artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right axillary artery to bilateral lower arm artery, 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 03150Z5

UNSPSC 85504511 Bypass right axillary artery to bilateral lower arm artery, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure, yet recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code bears no relationship to vascular surgery—instead, the opportunities reflect medical services administration, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what state and local issuing bodies are actually soliciting suggests either systematic miscoding or an artifact of how jurisdictions tag health-services contracts. State and local governments are not procuring vascular bypass procedures themselves; they are buying administrative and clinical support services for employee benefits, occupational safety compliance, disability determinations, and temporary workforce augmentation. The issuing bodies include county health systems and human resources departments, city pension boards, state transportation agencies, and county probation departments—a diverse mix of healthcare purchasers and public employers rather than surgical providers.

Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no geographic concentration. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for disability benefit determinations under Arizona's public safety pension system; the City of Long Beach solicited a surgical carve-out benefit program for Centers of Excellence (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services with historical spend around $8.7 million annually (RFP 25-8414, closed April 9, 2026); and Santa Clara County Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary categories such as audiology, radiology, and surgical support (RFQ RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows no alignment with its stated surgical-procedure scope and should be treated as inactive for vascular-surgery procurement purposes.