UNSPSC 85512505: Bypass abdominal aorta to bilateral external iliac arteries, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass abdominal aorta to bilateral external iliac arteries, 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 04100ZG

UNSPSC 85512505 Bypass abdominal aorta to bilateral external iliac arteries, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not reflect vascular surgery procurement. Instead, the code shows activity across occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, surgical care networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which align with the narrow procedural description. The issuing bodies span state health and transportation departments, county governments, cities, and a county health system. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations posted under it suggests either misclassification by the posting jurisdictions or a taxonomy-application inconsistency that limits the code's utility as a procurement signal.

The recent opportunities originate in Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services covering ferry workers across 14 statewide locations, with responses due October 9, 2026. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability retirement determinations, due October 16, 2026. The City of Long Beach posted HR26753 for a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program through Centers of Excellence, due October 7, 2026. The County of Santa Clara Health System posted RFSQHHSFY270052 as a non-exclusive, five-year qualified-vendor pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing across 13 health professional categories, due October 7, 2026. Collier County posted RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million. Because the code's nominal scope (a specific vascular surgical procedure) bears no relationship to the actual work being solicited, pursuit decisions should rely on the concrete service categories in these recent opportunities rather than the UNSPSC code designation.