UNSPSC 85511816: Bypass left external iliac artery to right femoral artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left external iliac artery to right femoral artery with nonautologous 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 041J0KH

UNSPSC 85511816 Bypass left external iliac artery to right femoral artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code whose title does not map to the state and local procurement activity currently being solicited under it. Recent opportunities show the code is being applied to occupational and disability medical examination services, temporary health professional staffing, pharmacy benefit management, and surgical procedure carve-out networks — none of which involve vascular bypass procedures or implantable tissue substitutes. The issuing bodies are diverse and include city retirement offices (Phoenix), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara), county commissioners' boards (Collier County), and hospital systems (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). This code shows a significant mismatch between its clinical-procedure title and the administrative and occupational health services state and local agencies are actually buying under it.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Arizona, Washington, California, and Florida, with no discernible concentration. Representative opportunities include Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, with a $750,000 maximum contract value over five years), Washington State Department of Transportation's RFQ for occupational medical surveillance for ferry system workers across 14 locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), Santa Clara County Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026), Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefit management (HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees with estimated annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026). The code's current use for non-surgical occupational and administrative healthcare services rather than surgical procedures suggests either a classification error in the recent opportunities or a significant drift in how this code is being applied by state and local procurement offices.