UNSPSC 85515417: Replacement of right anterior tibial artery with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right anterior tibial 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 04RP0JZ

UNSPSC 85515417 Replacement of right anterior tibial artery with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's scope nominally describes a specific surgical procedure for arterial replacement, yet the six most recent opportunities posted under this code solicit services unrelated to vascular surgery: independent medical evaluations for public safety pensions, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple clinical specialties. The mismatch suggests the code has been misapplied in the state and local procurement system, or these jurisdictions are using it as a catchall for healthcare service procurement without semantic precision. The actual work being tagged ranges from medical administration and claims processing to staffing and care coordination—none of which involves the arterial replacement procedure the code nominally names.

Issuing bodies include a city retirement office (Phoenix), two city health benefit programs (Long Beach, Santa Clara), a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), and a county benefits consortium (Collier County). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida, with no concentration in any single region. The most concrete recent opportunity is the Washington State Ferries medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825), due October 9, 2026, requesting occupational health examinations across 14 ferry locations; the City of Phoenix independent medical evaluation RFP (RTMRFP26001), due October 16, 2026, with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000; and the City of Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out RFP (HR26753), due October 7, 2026, managing Centers of Excellence for orthopedic and specialty procedures. Given the code's nominal definition and the absence of vascular surgery procurement in the recent record, this code shows little actionable activity for firms in the surgical procedure space.