UNSPSC 85512279: Bypass left common iliac artery to left femoral artery with autologous venous tissue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left common iliac artery to left femoral artery with autologous venous tissue, 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 041D09J

UNSPSC 85512279 Bypass left common iliac artery to left femoral artery with autologous venous tissue, open approach is a Commodity code intended to classify a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code show minimal alignment with the code's scope. The solicitations tagged under 85512279 are predominately health plan administration and occupational or independent medical evaluation services—pharmacy benefit management, surgical care networks, occupational medical surveillance, emergency hospital services for youth in detention, disability medical record review, and temporary clinical staffing—none of which involve the vascular bypass procedure the code nominally describes. This represents a fundamental mismatch between the code taxonomy and current procurement activity.

The issuing bodies across recent opportunities span county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and special-purpose districts (Arizona pension boards), indicating that the code is being applied across a diverse issuing-body mix. Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System's RFQ for temporary ancillary clinical staffing (due October 7, 2026). The code appears to have been misapplied by state and local procurement offices to health services and benefits administration work that does not correspond to surgical procedure line items; vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should verify actual scope directly with the issuing body rather than relying on code classification alone.