UNSPSC 85504659: Supplement right axillary artery with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right axillary artery with synthetic substitute, percutaneous 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 03U53JZ

UNSPSC 85504659 Supplement right axillary artery with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not match the scope of work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local opportunities. The code's clinical nomenclature describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted against this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for disability benefits, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, and surgical care bundling—none of which involve vascular artery supplementation or surgical intervention at the arterial level. The mismatch suggests either a classification error in how state and local procurement offices are tagging medical service contracts or a systematic misalignment between the clinical taxonomy and how health-benefit and occupational-medicine procurements are indexed.

No relevant recent opportunities exist under this code's stated clinical scope. The six posted opportunities in the source material—including RFPs from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and Santa Clara County Health System—address administrative health services, benefit management, and staffing rather than vascular or surgical procedures. Firms pursuing vascular-surgery-supply or arterial-intervention opportunities should verify the correct UNSPSC coding through state and local procurement offices before investing in response preparation, as the code as currently indexed does not reliably surface relevant buying activity.