UNSPSC 85532854: Bypass portal vein to right renal vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass portal vein to right renal 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 06180K9

UNSPSC 85532854 Bypass portal vein to right renal vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal clinical-procedure scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The code's title describes a specific vascular surgical intervention, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code cover occupational medical surveillance, disability retirement medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical Centers of Excellence networks, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which align with the code's ostensible focus on a particular surgical bypass procedure. State and local purchasing offices are applying this code to a broad range of medical administration, benefits management, and healthcare staffing services rather than to the defined surgical service. The issuing bodies include city retirement boards, state transportation departments, county health systems, county probation departments, and county benefits offices, reflecting fragmentation across administrative and operational health-care functions.

The recent opportunities span Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office disability medical evaluations, RFP due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach Centers of Excellence surgical carve-out, RFP due October 7, 2026; Santa Clara County Health System temporary health professional staffing, RFP due October 7, 2026), Washington State (WSDOT Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance, RFP due October 9, 2026), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, RFI due September 25, 2026), and Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management, RFP due April 9, 2026 with historical spending approximately $8.7 million annually). The code's application across geographically dispersed jurisdictions and administratively unrelated functions indicates either inconsistent tagging within state and local procurement systems or a data-classification error at the source level. Vendors pursuing work under this code should verify actual commodity requirements directly with issuing bodies rather than relying on the code's clinical-procedure title.