UNSPSC 85515020: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from lower artery, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from lower artery, 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 04PY0KZ

UNSPSC 85515020 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from lower artery, open approach is a Commodity code that appears misaligned with recent state and local procurement activity captured under this classification. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure involving vascular tissue removal, but the six recent solicitations posted between July and September 2026 do not reflect procurement of that specific service. Instead, the opportunities span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-outs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which directly correspond to arterial tissue-substitute removal procedures. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and a regional health system, indicating broad use of the code across jurisdictional types.

The geographic distribution of recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear concentration in a single jurisdiction or region. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for Washington State Ferries (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs (HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification-based solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity when measured against its stated scope; the mismatch between the commodity name and actual procurement posted under it suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or that this code does not serve as an active procurement classification in state and local markets.