UNSPSC 85511247: Replacement of splenic artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of splenic artery with synthetic 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 04R40JZ

UNSPSC 85511247 Replacement of splenic artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code with minimal alignment to actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet recent opportunities tagged under it cover occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty surgical benefit administration — none of which involve splenic artery replacement or vascular surgery implants. State and local governments purchasing under this code appear to be doing so either through administrative misclassification or because their procurement systems have mapped broad medical services categories to granular procedure codes without regard to specificity. The issuing bodies include county health systems, municipal retirement offices, state transportation departments, and county juvenile probation agencies.

Recent solicitations show geographic spread across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office requested independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations (RFP, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation sought occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal and vessel locations (RFP, due October 9, 2026, pre-bid August 31); the City of Long Beach solicited specialty surgery center-of-excellence benefit carve-out administration (RFP, due October 7, 2026); the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing across 13 categories (RFP, due October 7, 2026); and Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 7,200 enrolled members with historical annual spending near $8.7 million (RFP, due April 9, 2026, initial term January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028). The code shows no coherent procurement signal and does not reliably indicate opportunity in vascular surgery supplies or services.