UNSPSC 85523382: Bypass left axillary vein to upper vein, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left axillary vein to upper vein, 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 05180ZY

UNSPSC 85523382 Bypass left axillary vein to upper vein, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The five most recent opportunities posted under this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management for a county employee health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services for county members, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and a fire department medical director contract—bear no connection to vascular bypass surgery procedures or related surgical supplies. The code appears to be a procedural medical taxonomy entry misapplied to broader health services and benefits administration work. State and local procurement offices do not routinely solicit surgical procedures as standalone line items; when they do engage surgical services, they typically purchase them through health plan intermediaries, managed care contracts, or direct hospital services agreements rather than via discrete procurement codes. Pursuing opportunities under this code based on its nominal description would not align with actual buying patterns observed in recent postings.

The geographic footprint of recent activity spans Georgia, Florida, and California, driven by postings from the Columbus Consolidated Government (Georgia), Collier County and Monroe County (Florida), and San Mateo County (California). However, given the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited, this geographic spread reflects misclassification rather than a genuine market for bypass vein graft services at the state and local level. Practitioners should verify the correct UNSPSC code family for health services, benefits administration, or related procurement before investing development resources under this code.