UNSPSC 85504514: Bypass right axillary artery to bilateral upper 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 upper 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 03150Z2

UNSPSC 85504514 Bypass right axillary artery to bilateral upper arm artery, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not reflect this narrow scope. The opportunities in the record cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program management, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these services involve the named vascular bypass procedure. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its abstract title; the mismatch suggests either misclassification in the posting systems or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy and the actual work state and local bodies are purchasing under this designation.

Geographic spread across recent opportunities includes Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), with no jurisdictional concentration. Representative solicitations include the Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix independent medical evaluation RFP (due October 16, 2026 at $750,000 over five years), and the Collier County Pharmacy Benefit Management RFP (historical spend approximately $8.7 million annually). Issuing bodies span county human resources and procurement offices, state transportation agencies, city retirement offices, and health systems. Given the taxonomy-to-reality mismatch, this code does not appear to reliably signal procurement opportunity in its stated domain.