UNSPSC 85511167: Reposition left common iliac artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left common iliac 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 04SD0ZZ

UNSPSC 85511167 Reposition left common iliac artery, open approach is a Commodity code that represents a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with vascular surgery or any clinical medical procedure. The five most recent opportunities tagged to this code solicited inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management services for a county health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services for county employees, peer support services for mental health workers, and medical director services for a fire department EMS program. None of these opportunities involve vascular surgery, arterial repositioning, or open surgical approaches. The mismatch suggests this code may have been applied incorrectly during posting or that the taxonomy mapping in the underlying procurement system contains data-quality issues unrelated to the actual scope of work being bought.

The issuing bodies include county purchasing divisions (Muscogee County in Georgia; Collier County in Florida; Monroe County in Florida), county behavioral health departments (San Mateo County in California), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica in California). Geographic activity appears concentrated in Florida and California, with isolated examples in Georgia. Because the opportunities themselves address healthcare administration, virtual care delivery, mental health support services, and fire department medical direction rather than surgical procedures, the code provides little useful signal for pursuing vascular surgery contracting under its stated scope. Firms evaluating this code should verify the correct UNSPSC classification with the issuing authority before committing resources to pursue related opportunities.