UNSPSC 85524156: Bypass left cephalic vein to upper vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass left cephalic vein to upper vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 051F4KY

UNSPSC 85524156 Bypass left cephalic vein to upper vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local government procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure—a vascular bypass operation using synthetic material—yet the recent opportunities posted under this code reflect health services administration, medical staffing, occupational health surveillance, and pharmacy benefit management, none of which involve surgical vein grafting or the clinical procedure the code nominally describes. State and local procurement offices do not solicit direct purchase or performance of this surgical technique; health systems contract with hospitals and providers for comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care, not individual procedures coded at the commodity level.

The mismatch between code definition and actual procurement signals that this UNSPSC classification is either incorrectly applied to health administration and staffing notices or that the code itself is not a reliable categorization tool for state and local buying activity. The recent opportunities—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's request for independent medical evaluation services (RFP due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing pool (RFQ due October 7, 2026)—involve contract administration, clinical staff deployment, and occupational health compliance, not procedural codes or surgeries. Pursuit activity under this UNSPSC classification is not recommended without clarification from the issuing body that the code accurately reflects the scope of work being solicited.