UNSPSC 85511831: Bypass left external iliac artery to bilateral internal iliac arteries with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left external iliac artery to bilateral internal iliac arteries with synthetic 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 041J0JC

UNSPSC 85511831 Bypass left external iliac artery to bilateral internal iliac arteries with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code bears no meaningful relationship to that description. The solicitations posted show instead a mix of unrelated health services and benefits administration: independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgery benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve vascular surgery, synthetic grafts, or the iliac arterial procedures the code nominally names. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope; the mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how the opportunities were tagged or a fundamental misalignment between the taxonomy label and state and local buying practice under this classification.

No solicitations in the source material describe procurement of vascular surgical procedures, implantable devices, or the specialized medical services the Commodity code nominally identifies. The issuing bodies—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System—are pursuing health administration and staffing services rather than surgical implants or procedures. Given the disconnect between the code's procedural scope and the work actually being solicited, business development professionals should verify code assignment before investing pursuit effort or should treat this Commodity as inactive for their current market segment.