UNSPSC 85511931: Bypass right 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 right 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 041H0JC

UNSPSC 85511931 Bypass right external iliac artery to bilateral internal iliac arteries with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a highly specific surgical procedure, yet state and local governments are not procuring this service itself under this code. Recent solicitations tagged with this code do not align with vascular bypass surgery; instead, they reflect procurement of occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension boards, surgical care networks through Centers of Excellence, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. The code appears to be misapplied to state and local health and benefits administration contracts that do not involve the named surgical procedure. No recent opportunities reflect actual procurement of vascular surgery or bypass procedures.

The issuing bodies in the tagged opportunities span city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal health plans (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara Health System, Harris County), and county benefits programs (Collier County). Geographic activity includes California, Washington, Arizona, Florida, and Texas. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope—a specific arterial bypass procedure—and the actual work being solicited under it signals either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement databases or that this code has acquired a collateral meaning in health benefits administration that does not reflect its UNSPSC definition.