UNSPSC 85523373: Bypass left brachial 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 left brachial 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 051A0AY

UNSPSC 85523373 Bypass left brachial vein to upper vein with autologous arterial tissue, open approach is a Commodity code describing a specific surgical vascular procedure, yet the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code shows little alignment with the code's nominal scope. The six opportunities captured under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, specialty medical staffing, and emergency services for youth in detention—none of which involve vascular bypass grafting or the procedural specificity the code name denotes. The issuing bodies include county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipal authorities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), suggesting the code may be catching medical and healthcare-services procurement broadly rather than the discrete surgical procedure it nominally describes.

Geographic activity spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara), Florida (Collier County), Texas (Harris County), and Washington State, with no clear concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Puget Sound ferry terminals with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations due October 16, 2026 with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for temporary ancillary health professional staffing across multiple clinical specialties with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code's assignment to these opportunities appears to reflect a miscoding or overly broad categorization within the state and local procurement system rather than genuine surgical-procedure contracting activity. Firms pursuing opportunities under this code should verify that individual solicitations are materially related to their service lines before investing in bid preparation.