UNSPSC 85511254: Replacement of gastric artery with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of gastric artery with autologous 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 04R207Z

UNSPSC 85511254 Replacement of gastric artery with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows substantial mismatch between its nominal procedural scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code appears designed to classify a specific surgical intervention, yet recent opportunities posted under this code do not solicit gastric artery replacement or related vascular surgeries. Instead, state and local buyers have posted opportunities for occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty medical carve-out networks for government employee plans, and emergency medical services within juvenile detention facilities. The opportunities span administrative health benefits management, staffing, and broad clinical services procurement rather than discrete surgical procedures. This suggests either systematic miscoding of opportunities by posting agencies or that the code is being repurposed within state and local procurement systems to capture broader healthcare service categories that do not align with the ICD-10 procedure classification the code nominally represents.

Recent activity appears across multiple state and local jurisdictions including California, Washington, Arizona, Florida, and Texas. The Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries) posted RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services with a due date of October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel. The City of Long Beach posted HR26753 for a surgical carve-out benefit program managing knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures through Centers of Excellence (due October 7, 2026). Collier County posted RFP 25-8414 for Pharmacy Benefit Management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled county employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual pharmacy spending near $8.7 million. The County of Santa Clara Health System posted RFSQHHSFY270052, a non-exclusive, multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued RFI 071626BNM for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026). The coding anomaly warrants clarification before pursuit — these opportunities reflect health benefits administration and clinical staffing procurement rather than surgical procedure supply or specialized vascular surgery contracting.