UNSPSC 85511253: Replacement of gastric artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of gastric 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 04R20JZ

UNSPSC 85511253 Replacement of gastric artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pension disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical care network carve-outs, and youth detention medical services—none of which involve gastric artery replacement procedures or relate to the surgical intervention the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in the issuing bodies' procurement management systems or a fundamental misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how these jurisdictions categorize health services contracting.

The few recent solicitations tagged to this code originate from diverse issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluations), the City of Long Beach (surgical procedure carve-outs), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty and emergency medical services), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida, with no concentration in any single state. Because the code's nominal scope bears no relationship to the work actually being solicited, business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for purposes of pursuing surgical intervention contracting and instead monitor the issuing bodies themselves through broader health services channels.