UNSPSC 85511908: Bypass right external iliac artery to right external iliac artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right external iliac artery to right external iliac 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 041H0ZD

UNSPSC 85511908 Bypass right external iliac artery to right external iliac artery, open approach is a Commodity code that does not map to recent state and local procurement activity. The three most recent opportunities posted under this code—independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (Phoenix), surgical benefit carve-out management (Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), and temporary health professional staffing (Santa Clara County Health System)—involve medical administration, benefits management, and clinical staffing rather than the specific vascular surgical procedure the code nominally describes. A fourth opportunity (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department) sought general emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, and a fifth (Collier County) solicited pharmacy benefit management. None of the recent opportunities involve bypass grafting, vascular surgery, or procedural billing under the code's stated scope.

This code shows little relevant recent activity for firms pursuing state and local medical device or surgical service contracts. The mismatch between the Commodity code's technical surgical descriptor and the administrative and staffing services actually being procured suggests either miscategorization in the source systems or use of a catch-all code unrelated to the work. Procurement professionals should verify the correct code classification with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities posted under 85511908, as the recent activity does not reflect vascular surgical services or related implants and supplies.