UNSPSC 85512557: Bypass abdominal aorta to abdominal aorta with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass abdominal aorta to abdominal aorta 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 04100J0

UNSPSC 85512557 Bypass abdominal aorta to abdominal aorta with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local contract activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code — including independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational health surveillance, juvenile detention medical services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — are administrative health services, benefits management, and staffing placements that do not correspond to the procurement of a specific surgical implant or prosthetic device. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (a vascular surgical procedure or the implant used in that procedure) and the work actually being solicited under it reflects a classification error in the state and local issuing bodies' tagging practices rather than genuine market activity in this commodity category.

State and local procurement systems occasionally apply UNSPSC codes at higher or adjacent tiers or with insufficient specificity, particularly when managing health-plan administration, medical services contracting, or staffing arrangements that do not map cleanly to product-line codes. This code presents a low-pursuit signal for vendors focused on vascular implants or surgical devices; the recent posting activity under this code does not support a credible pipeline of procurement for the product the code names.