UNSPSC 85515419: Replacement of left popliteal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left popliteal artery with nonautologous tissue 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 04RN0KZ

UNSPSC 85515419, Replacement of left popliteal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific vascular surgical procedure, yet the six recent state and local opportunities posted under this code— spanning medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefit carve-out programs, specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—do not reflect procurement of this procedure or related vascular surgical interventions. Instead, the opportunities represent administrative health benefit management, occupational medicine compliance, and health care workforce contracting across multiple jurisdictions and service lines unrelated to the code's stated clinical focus.

The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), county governments (Long Beach, Collier County, Santa Clara, Harris County), and a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation). Activity is distributed across Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas, with no geographic concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability pension determinations; Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (258414, due April 9, 2026 at $8.7 million annually); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code itself does not reflect genuine recent procurement activity in vascular surgery or related procedural services; the UNSPSC tagging appears to be a classification error rather than a meaningful signal of buying activity under this Commodity.