UNSPSC 85513544: Replacement of superior mesenteric artery with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of superior mesenteric artery with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 04R54JZ

UNSPSC 85513544 (Replacement of superior mesenteric artery with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach), a Commodity code, shows a substantial mismatch between its nominal scope—a specific vascular surgical procedure—and the actual work state and local governments are buying under this classification. The recent opportunities posted against this code do not involve vascular surgical procedures or their equipment and supplies. Instead, they reflect health care administration, occupational medicine, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing services. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated clinical procedure title.

The six recent opportunities span diverse issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation services), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out administration), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. The substantive work—benefits administration, occupational health compliance, medical record management, clinical staffing placement, and pharmacy claims processing—operates outside the procedure-specific scope the UNSPSC code nominally describes. Bidders pursuing opportunities tagged to this code should verify alignment with each issuing body's actual service needs rather than assume procedural relevance.