UNSPSC 85512521: Bypass abdominal aorta to bilateral femoral arteries with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass abdominal aorta to bilateral femoral arteries 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 04100KK

UNSPSC 85512521 Bypass abdominal aorta to bilateral femoral arteries with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach (Commodity) does not reflect the actual procurement activity tagged under this code in recent state and local solicitations. The code nominally identifies a specific surgical procedure — a vascular bypass graft — yet the recent opportunities posted under this UNSPSC designation involve medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs, and emergency medical services for youth in detention. None of these scopes align with the implantation of aortic bypass grafts or related prosthetic vascular device procurement. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or a data-collection artifact that does not reflect genuine market demand for this Commodity code's stated scope.

The geographic sources of recent activity span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with issuing bodies including municipal retirement boards (City of Phoenix), municipal employee benefits offices (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), and county health authorities (Collier County, Santa Clara County). Given the disconnect between the code's nominal definition and the actual work being solicited, buyers should verify the correct UNSPSC classification for their target scope before building pursuit strategy around this code.