UNSPSC 85512129: Bypass right internal iliac artery to left external iliac artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right internal iliac artery to left external iliac artery 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 041E0JF

UNSPSC 85512129 Bypass right internal iliac artery to left external iliac artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific vascular surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code reflect medical evaluation, staffing, and benefits administration services that fall outside the scope of the code's technical definition. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations; the City of Long Beach requested surgical benefit carve-out management for a PPO plan; the Washington State Department of Transportation sought occupational medical surveillance; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth; Collier County pursued pharmacy benefit management services; and the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these opportunities involve the specific vascular surgical procedure named in the code.

The mismatch between the code's technical scope and actual procurement activity suggests either systematic miscoding of medical services opportunities or that this code does not capture meaningful state and local contracting volume in its intended commodity category. State and local buyers are actively procuring medical services, health plan administration, and clinical staffing through UNSPSC tagging, but not the particular surgical intervention the code identifies. A firm evaluating opportunities under this code should verify the actual scope of work in each RFP, RFQ, or ITB before responding, as the code label provides minimal predictive value for contract requirements. Recent activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas, with no clear pattern of repeat issuing bodies or geographic concentration in the represented solicitations.