UNSPSC 85514042: Bypass right femoral artery to lower extremity vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right femoral artery to lower extremity vein with nonautologous tissue 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 041K4KS

UNSPSC 85514042 Bypass right femoral artery to lower extremity vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited by state and local governments under this code. Recent state and local contract opportunities show no procurement activity for the specific surgical procedure named in the code's definition. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out program administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve vascular bypass surgery or the procedure components described in the code name.

The mismatch between code definition and actual procurement activity indicates either systematic miscoding by issuing jurisdictions or a fundamental alignment problem between this UNSPSC commodity designation and how state and local health systems and employee benefit programs classify their purchasing needs. The recent activity includes the Washington State Department of Transportation requesting occupational medicine services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office seeking disability medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), and the City of Long Beach procuring surgical procedure carve-out benefit administration (HR26753, due October 7, 2026). No recent opportunities in the source material align with the code's stated scope of vascular surgical procedures. Practitioners should verify code assignment with issuing agencies before pursuing opportunities tagged to this code, as the procurement intent appears disconnected from the commodity definition.