UNSPSC 85511250: Replacement of hepatic artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of hepatic 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 04R30JZ

UNSPSC 85511250 Replacement of hepatic artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted against this code cover independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve hepatic artery replacement or vascular surgical procedures. This appears to be a coding mismatch in the source data rather than a reflection of active state and local purchasing in the clinical area the code nominally describes.

The issuing bodies posting opportunities tagged to this code span city retirement boards (City of Phoenix), large municipal employers (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), county government human resources functions (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and county health systems (County of Santa Clara). Geographic activity is dispersed across Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. No pattern of repeat purchasing or concentration within a single jurisdiction emerges from the recent activity. The coding inconsistency between the stated UNSPSC category and the scope of work across all six recent opportunities signals that this code should not be relied upon as a reliable classifier for procurement activity planning purposes.