UNSPSC 85516409: Bypass left popliteal artery to peroneal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left popliteal artery to peroneal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 041N4KM

UNSPSC 85516409 Bypass left popliteal artery to peroneal artery with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under it do not reflect surgical bypass procedures or vascular interventions of any kind. Instead, the posted opportunities span independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing placement, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope—a specific vascular surgical technique—and the actual work being solicited suggests that either the code has been misapplied by issuing bodies or that it is being used as a catch-all for health services procurement more broadly. State and local governments are using this code to buy general medical services administration, benefits program management, and health professional staffing rather than specialized vascular procedures.

The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal health benefits administrators (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara County, Collier County), and county juvenile justice departments (Harris County). Recent opportunities cluster in California, Washington, Arizona, Texas, and Florida. Representative current solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) covering disability medical record summaries and physician examinations for approximately 75 annual applications under a $750,000 five-year contract; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (RFP 25-8414) covering approximately 2,400 employees with an estimated $8.7 million in annual historical pharmacy spending. The code shows no clear pattern of activity aligned with its surgical procedure title and warrants investigation before pursuing opportunities tagged under it.