UNSPSC 85621128: Release aortic body, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release aortic body, 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 0GND0ZZ

UNSPSC 85621128 Release aortic body, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show no alignment with vascular or cardiac surgical services. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, county pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care delivery, peer support for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve aortic body release or open surgical approaches. The mismatch suggests either a systematic tagging error in the issuing jurisdictions' procurement systems or that this code is being misapplied to health services contracts that fall outside its intended scope. State and local procurement professionals should verify the actual commodity or service code intended when evaluating opportunities posted under this designation, as the nominal code definition does not reflect the work actually being solicited.

The recent opportunities show activity across Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Columbus Consolidated Government for Muscogee County Prison), California (San Mateo County Health), and California (Santa Monica Fire Department), with issuing bodies spanning county boards of commissioners, consolidated city governments, county health departments, and municipal fire departments. Representative opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 7,200 plan members (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's virtual primary and urgent care RFP for approximately 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026). These are substantive health services contracts, not surgical procedures, and firms pursuing state and local health services opportunities should confirm the correct UNSPSC classification with issuing procurement offices before responding to solicitations tagged with this code.