UNSPSC 85515429: Replacement of right femoral artery with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right femoral artery with autologous 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 04RK07Z

UNSPSC 85515429 Replacement of right femoral artery with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, bears no meaningful relationship to the actual procurement activity posted under this code. The recent opportunities tagged with this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty and emergency medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve vascular surgery, arterial replacement, or autologous tissue grafts. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests either persistent miscoding in state and local procurement systems or a taxonomy application that does not reflect clinical-procedure-level specificity in health benefits administration and provider network procurement.

The code shows no recent activity with relevance to the procedure named in its definition. State and local governments posting opportunities under UNSPSC 85515429 are using the code to classify administrative health services, network management, and staffing procurement rather than surgical interventions or implantable medical devices. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county juvenile probation departments across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Business development professionals evaluating this code should confirm actual UNSPSC coding guidance with state and local procurement offices before pursuing opportunities posted under this number, as the disconnect between code definition and posted work creates material risk of misaligned scope and proposal rejection.