UNSPSC 85514046: Bypass right femoral artery to bilateral femoral arteries 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 bilateral femoral arteries 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 041K4KK

UNSPSC 85514046, Bypass right femoral artery to bilateral femoral arteries with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension boards, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks for employee health plans, specialty medical staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these opportunities directly solicit the specific arterial bypass procedure named in the code.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity indicates either miscoding of opportunities or a fundamental disconnect between the code's definition and how state and local governments are tagging health services purchases. The opportunities span Phoenix, Long Beach, Washington State, Harris County, Santa Clara County, and Collier County, but their substance—medical administration, occupational health screening, staffing, and benefits management—bears no relation to vascular surgery. State and local procurement professionals should treat this code as inactive for direct service procurement purposes and verify the actual UNSPSC classifications when evaluating health services contracts in these jurisdictions.