UNSPSC 85534126: Bypass esophageal vein to lower vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass esophageal vein to lower 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 06130KY

UNSPSC 85534126 Bypass esophageal vein to lower vein with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure code—shows little alignment with the recent state and local opportunities posted under it. The most-recent solicitations tagged to this code instead cover occupational medical surveillance, disability medical record evaluation, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency youth detention healthcare services. These opportunities span health plan administration, provider network management, medical record processing, and occupational health compliance rather than the procedural intervention the code nominally describes. State and local issuers posting opportunities under this code include health departments, county human resources divisions, transit authorities, pension boards, and public safety agencies; no single buyer dominates the activity. The mismatch between the code's clinical procedure designation and the broad administrative and staffing services actually being solicited suggests this code may be misapplied by source systems or represents a data tagging error in the underlying procurement databases.

Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida, with geographic spread across multiple state jurisdictions. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services at Washington State Ferries (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference August 31, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services through Centers of Excellence (HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (258414, covering approximately $8.7 million in historical annual spending with an initial three-year term). Given the disconnect between the code definition and actual procurement activity, this code warrants caution—verify the intended UNSPSC classification before pursuing opportunities posted under it.