UNSPSC 85512539: Bypass abdominal aorta to lower extremity artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass abdominal aorta to lower extremity 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 04100JQ

UNSPSC 85512539 Bypass abdominal aorta to lower extremity artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—and the actual work state and local governments are buying under this code. Recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code do not involve bypass graft procedures or the implantation of synthetic vascular substitutes. Instead, the tagged opportunities encompass independent medical evaluation services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical center-of-excellence networks, and emergency/inpatient hospital services for youth in custody. None of these services involve the direct performance of bypass grafting. The issuing bodies include county health systems, county retirement boards, state transportation departments, juvenile probation departments, and municipal governments—a broad mix of healthcare administrative and operational buyers rather than surgical providers.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington (statewide through the Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County). Given the code's mismatch with actual procurement activity, the opportunities listed do not represent reliable indicators of demand for bypass graft surgery or related vascular procedures under this code. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP 26001 for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026) are the most concrete recent solicitations tagged to this code, but neither involves vascular surgery. This code exhibits little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated surgical procedure scope and warrants careful review of issuing-body classification practices before pursuing opportunities listed under it.