UNSPSC 85512238: Bypass left common iliac artery to abdominal aorta with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left common iliac artery to abdominal aorta 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 041D0K0

UNSPSC 85512238 Bypass left common iliac artery to abdominal aorta with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with actual state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the six most recent state and local opportunities posted under this code solicit independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve vascular bypass surgery or its procedural components. This mismatch suggests the code has been misapplied to health and medical service contracting more broadly, or that indexing errors have routed diverse healthcare procurement into a single anatomical procedure code.

The recent opportunities show activity from city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara), state transportation departments (Washington), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), and county benefits purchasing (Collier County), spanning Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Issuing bodies range from administrative support functions through operational health service procurement. Because the code does not reflect the actual work being solicited—which encompasses medical administration, benefits management, occupational health, and temporary staffing rather than surgical procedures—this code presents minimal relevance to vendors specializing in vascular surgery or procedural medical devices. State and local procurement activity under this code lacks coherent scope alignment and warrants clarification with issuing jurisdictions before pursuit.