UNSPSC 85523371: Bypass left brachial vein to upper vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left brachial vein to upper vein 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 051A0KY

UNSPSC 85523371 Bypass left brachial vein to upper vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show no connection to vascular bypass surgery. Instead, the opportunities solicited under the code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability retirement determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-outs for public employee health plans, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. The code appears to be a taxonomy mismatch — the opportunities are uniformly healthcare administration, medical staffing, and benefit management services rather than the surgical procedure the code name specifies. This suggests either a data entry or classification error in how jurisdictions have tagged these procurements.

The issuing bodies include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and probation departments (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), municipalities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach), and regional public health entities (Collier County Health Care Consortium). Recent activity spans Washington State (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, due October 9, 2026), California (City of Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out RFP due October 7, 2026; Santa Clara County temporary health professional staffing qualification pool due October 7, 2026), Arizona (Phoenix independent medical evaluation services RFP due October 16, 2026), Texas (Harris County youth detention medical services RFI due September 25, 2026), and Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management RFP, originally due April 9, 2026). Given the code's apparent misclassification relative to the work actually posted, business development professionals should verify UNSPSC coding directly with issuing procurement offices rather than rely on this code for opportunity discovery or portfolio tracking.