UNSPSC 85511043: Restriction of superior mesenteric artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to restriction of superior mesenteric 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 04V50ZZ

UNSPSC 85511043 Restriction of superior mesenteric artery, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — vascular restriction of the superior mesenteric artery using an open surgical approach — a clinical intervention that does not align with the scope of goods or services state and local governments typically purchase through procurement channels. The five recent opportunities tagged under this code cover inmate medical and pharmacy services (Muscogee County Prison), pharmacy benefit management administration (Collier County), virtual primary and urgent care platforms (Monroe County), peer support services for peer workers (San Mateo County), and fire department medical direction (Santa Monica Fire Department). None of these solicitations is purchasing surgical procedure codes, restrictive devices, implants, or any goods or services that map to the nominal procedure-code definition.

State and local procurement rarely, if ever, uses UNSPSC procedure codes to classify actual contracting activity. The mismatch between the code's clinical-procedure scope and the health-services and managed-care contracts appearing in the recent-opportunities record suggests either miscoding of these opportunities or structural misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and the way state and local procurement offices actually classify health services contracts. Vendors should not pursue this code based on recent activity; the opportunities present are better characterized under family-level health-services codes covering medical administration, pharmacy management, and primary care delivery. The code itself does not reflect actionable state or local purchasing signals at present.