UNSPSC 85511609: Destruction of inferior mesenteric artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of 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 045B0ZZ

UNSPSC 85511609 Destruction of inferior mesenteric artery, open approach is a Commodity code that sits misaligned with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical taxonomy names a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under it do not involve surgical intervention on the mesenteric artery or related vascular procedures. Instead, state and local governments are using this code to solicit occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical benefit administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for youth in custody — activities that diverge substantially from the code's nominal scope. The issuing bodies include state transportation departments, county human resources and health departments, city pension boards, and county health systems.

Representative recent opportunities show this mismatch clearly. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, posted RFP20260825 on August 25, 2026, requesting occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 — work requiring board-certified occupational physicians to conduct baseline, periodic, and exit examinations for shipyard workers and vessel crew. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RTMRFP26001 on September 16, 2026, soliciting independent medical evaluations and disability record summaries for public safety pension applicants, with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a contract maximum of $750,000 over five years. The City of Long Beach issued HR26753 on August 26, 2026, requesting surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit administration for Centers of Excellence networks, with proposals due October 7, 2026. Collier County issued an RFP on August 20, 2026, for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled county employees and 4,800 covered members. Santa Clara County Health System solicited temporary ancillary health professional staffing across multiple clinical categories on July 7, 2026, with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code shows activity across Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida, but the work being procured bears no operational connection to mesenteric artery destruction.