UNSPSC 85511821: Bypass left external iliac artery to left internal iliac 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 left internal iliac 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 041J0KB

UNSPSC 85511821 Bypass left external iliac artery to left internal iliac artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code with no meaningful recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its scope. The code describes a specific surgical vascular procedure; however, the recent opportunities posted under this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention healthcare services — none of which represent the vascular surgical procedures the code nominally describes. State and local procurement systems appear to have misclassified these healthcare-related solicitations under a procedure-specific UNSPSC code rather than appropriate services or staffing classifications.

The mismatch indicates that this code is not a relevant target for business development activity in state and local procurement. Vendors offering vascular surgery, surgical procedure scheduling, or related clinical services should verify that opportunities are classified under appropriate healthcare service codes rather than relying on this commodity classification to surface relevant solicitations.