UNSPSC 85515356: Supplement left femoral artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left femoral artery with synthetic substitute, 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 04UL0JZ

UNSPSC 85515356 Supplement left femoral artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a highly specialized surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code does not align with vascular surgery implant procurement. Instead, the opportunities reveal that state and local issuing bodies are using this code—or it is being misapplied—to solicit medical evaluation, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing services. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations under its public safety pension boards; the Washington State Department of Transportation's Ferries Division requested occupational medical surveillance by board-certified occupational medicine physicians across 14 ferry terminals; the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing in audiology, radiology, surgical services, therapy, and other specialties; and Collier County solicited pharmacy benefit management administration. None of these opportunities involve procurement of femoral artery prosthetic devices or vascular surgical implants. The issuing bodies span state transportation departments, county health systems and pension boards, and municipal retirement offices.

The geographic spread of tagged opportunities centers on California (Santa Clara County Health System, Long Beach), Arizona (City of Phoenix), Washington (WSDOT Ferries), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County). The code shows material misalignment between its nominal scope—a specific implantable vascular prosthetic procedure—and actual recent procurement activity, which focuses on health services administration, staffing, and occupational medicine. Harris County Juvenile Probation Department posted an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth with no contract value or follow-on timeline specified. This code warrants investigation into tagging accuracy; if the opportunities reflect actual agency intent rather than a systemic coding error, this Commodity code does not represent a viable procurement category for femoral artery supplement suppliers.