UNSPSC 85512744: Supplement superior mesenteric artery with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement superior mesenteric artery with synthetic substitute, percutaneous 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 04U53JZ

UNSPSC 85512744 Supplement superior mesenteric artery with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code does not reflect vascular surgery procurement. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual scope of recent solicitations suggests either systematic miscoding or a jurisdiction's use of this code as a catch-all for health services procurement outside its intended taxonomy tier. State and local issuers posting under this code include county health systems, municipal retirement boards, city employee benefit programs, state transportation departments, county juvenile probation departments, and county human resources divisions managing employee health benefits.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southwest and West, with recent opportunities from Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara Health System), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), which sought occupational medicine services across 14 ferry locations with two-year initial term and optional extensions; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) supporting disability pension determinations for public safety personnel, with a $750,000 maximum contract value over five years; the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive qualified-vendor-pool solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026); and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management serving approximately 2,400 active employees and 4,800 covered family members (due April 9, 2026, with annual historical spend near $8.7 million). Given the code's apparent miscoding, vendors pursuing activity in these categories should verify the correct UNSPSC codes with each issuing body before submitting.