UNSPSC 85516444: Bypass right popliteal artery to peroneal artery with autologous arterial tissue, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right popliteal artery to peroneal artery with autologous arterial tissue, 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 041M4AM

UNSPSC 85516444 Bypass right popliteal artery to peroneal artery with autologous arterial tissue, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, shows no activity aligned with its nominal medical procedure scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code instead reflect administrative and occupational health services procurement — disability medical evaluation coordination, surgical benefit program management, occupational medical surveillance, emergency youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which relates to vascular bypass surgery procedures. State and local governments do not appear to be procuring this specific surgical procedure through competitive solicitation under this code.

The mismatch between the code's technical scope and recent solicitation activity signals that either the code has been misapplied to administrative healthcare service purchases or the code itself is not a reliable signal for procurement opportunities in vascular surgery services at the state and local level. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat recent activity as noise and not as representative of actual demand for the procedure named in the code. If your firm provides vascular bypass services or related medical devices, pursuing opportunities tagged to this code based on the current posting history is unlikely to be efficient.