UNSPSC 85512558: Bypass abdominal aorta to lower extremity artery with autologous arterial tissue, 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 autologous arterial tissue, 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 04100AQ

UNSPSC 85512558 Bypass abdominal aorta to lower extremity artery with autologous arterial tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that appears to describe a specific surgical procedure, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with the surgical code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit program carve-outs for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involves aortic bypass procedures. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or that the code itself has drifted from its procedural description into broader healthcare administration and staffing services. Issuing bodies include municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), city human resources departments (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile probation departments (Harris County), county health systems (Santa Clara County), and county government general services (Collier County). The activity spans administrative healthcare purchasing rather than clinical-procedure procurement.

Geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no concentration in any single jurisdiction. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations, due October 16, 2026, with a five-year contract maximum of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferries employees across 14 Washington locations, due October 9, 2026, with evaluation weighting cost at 40 percent and non-cost factors at 60 percent; and the County of Santa Clara Health System RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026, as a non-exclusive, multiple-award qualification vehicle with no guaranteed work. The code shows recent activity but reflects healthcare administration and staffing procurement rather than surgical procedures, indicating either systematic miscoding or significant drift in how state and local agencies apply this Commodity code.