UNSPSC 85521135: Bypass right vertebral vein to upper vein with autologous arterial tissue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass right vertebral vein to upper vein with autologous arterial tissue, 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 051R0AY

UNSPSC 85521135 Bypass right vertebral vein to upper vein with autologous arterial tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that appears to describe a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code bear no relationship to surgical intervention or vascular bypass work. The code shows no relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal clinical scope.

The six recent solicitations posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation), disability medical record summary and independent medical evaluations (City of Phoenix), surgical benefit carve-out program management (City of Long Beach), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary ancillary health professional staffing (County of Santa Clara Health System). None of these opportunities—ranging from workers' compensation medical examinations to benefits administration to clinical staffing—involve vascular surgery, bypass procedures, or the autologous arterial tissue techniques the code nominally represents. The mismatch suggests either a systematic miscoding issue within state and local procurement systems or an artifact of the UNSPSC taxonomy applied to administrative healthcare procurement rather than clinical supply or procedure codes. Firms pursuing business in healthcare procurement under this code should verify alignment with actual issuing body scope before committing bid resources.