UNSPSC 85511211: Replacement of right external iliac artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right external iliac artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 04RH0KZ

UNSPSC 85511211 Replacement of right external iliac artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure performed on an individual patient, whereas state and local governments do not procure individual surgical interventions as a line item. Recent opportunities tagged under this code involve occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which constitute replacement of a specific artery with a nonautologous tissue substitute. The mismatch between the code's clinical procedure scope and the actual purchasing activity suggests either miscoding or an artifact in the database used to populate the opportunity feed.

No relevant state and local contract opportunities exist under this code. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and County of Santa Clara Health System (California) have posted recent solicitations, but none seeks procurement of the surgical procedure named in the code. Practitioners should flag this code as inactive for state and local contracting purposes and verify the correct UNSPSC classification if pursuing medical device, tissue substitute, or vascular services supply contracts with state and local health systems or benefit administrators.