UNSPSC 85511309: Release inferior mesenteric artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release inferior mesenteric artery, 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 04NB0ZZ

UNSPSC 85511309 Release inferior mesenteric artery, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with that clinical scope. The posted solicitations reflect procurement of healthcare administration and delivery services — inmate medical and pharmacy management, pharmacy benefit administration, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve surgical intervention on the mesenteric artery. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the underlying state and local procurement system or that this code is being misused as a catch-all for healthcare service procurement. The issuing bodies span county corrections departments (Muscogee County Prison), county human resources and benefits divisions (Collier County, Monroe County), county behavioral health agencies (San Mateo County), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica Fire Department), reflecting a broad cross-section of state and local health and safety operations seeking healthcare vendor partnerships.

Geographic activity centers on Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County), and scattered municipal activity (Santa Monica). Representative recent solicitations include Muscogee County's RFP for inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026) covering comprehensive healthcare for approximately 576 inmates with a current monthly cost of $95,537.71; Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026) managing approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual pharmacy spending near $8.7 million; and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services (due April 16, 2026) serving approximately 2,300 county members on an all-inclusive per-employee-per-month rate model. These opportunities suggest that if this code does receive genuine solicitation activity, it reflects healthcare operations and administration rather than surgical procedures, and the actual procurement drivers are county benefits management, correctional healthcare, behavioral health innovation, and municipal EMS medical direction.