UNSPSC 85511461: Extirpation of matter from abdominal aorta, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from abdominal aorta, 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 04C00ZZ

UNSPSC 85511461 Extirpation of matter from abdominal aorta, open approach is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local contract opportunities, shows a significant mismatch between the code's clinical procedure name and actual procurement activity. The code appears designed to classify a specific surgical intervention, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical disability evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical center-of-excellence benefit carve-outs, and youth detention healthcare services — none of which involve abdominal aorta procedures. This suggests either systematic coding misclassification by issuing bodies or the use of this Commodity code as a catch-all for health-related services procurement. The actual work being solicited reflects state and local government's core health administration and benefits management needs: structuring occupational safety examinations, managing disability benefit determinations, outsourcing pharmacy claims processing, and staffing clinical positions on a temporary basis.

Recent opportunities span multiple issuing-body types, including state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation for ferries occupational medical surveillance), county governments (Collier County for pharmacy benefit management; Harris County for youth detention medical services), cities (City of Phoenix for disability evaluation services; City of Long Beach for surgical carve-outs), and county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System for temporary ancillary clinical staffing). Activity appears concentrated in California, Arizona, Washington, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 (ITB format, cost-based scoring); the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for 75 annual disability applications, with proposals due October 16, 2026 at $750,000 over five years; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code shows moderate recent activity but little meaningful alignment with its nominal scope.