UNSPSC 85512540: Bypass abdominal aorta to bilateral femoral arteries with synthetic 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 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 04100JK

UNSPSC 85512540 Bypass abdominal aorta to bilateral femoral arteries with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure, yet recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show minimal alignment with vascular surgery procurement. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks for employee health plans, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which correspond to procurement of bypass grafts or operative vascular services. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that the code has been repurposed as a catch-all for health services contract management rather than medical device or surgical procedure acquisition. State and local buyers posting under this code include city retirement and pension offices (Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara), county human resources and benefits consortiums (Collier County), state transportation departments and transit authorities (Washington State Department of Transportation for ferry worker occupational health), and county juvenile detention authorities (Harris County).

Geographic activity over the past three months concentrates in Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County, Collier County), and Washington State (WSDOT), with scattered activity in Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations under Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal and vessel locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, two-year term with optional five-year extensions), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification-based RFQ for temporary ancillary clinical staffing across thirteen service categories including audiology, radiology, orthopedics, and surgical services (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive multiple-award vendor pool with no guaranteed volume). Given the code's disconnect from its nominal scope, reliance on this code for procurement planning is unreliable; business development professionals should validate actual procurement intent directly with issuing bodies rather than assume commodity-code accuracy in state and local systems.