UNSPSC 42321724: Hip cement spacers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a hip cement spacer in a surgical procedure in a medical setting. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42321724 Hip cement spacers is a Commodity code that covers orthopedic implant accessories and related surgical support systems used in joint replacement and trauma procedures. The recent state and local opportunities posted under this code reveal a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited: the four opportunities span healthcare facility furniture supply, orthopedic hardware extraction and removal services, law enforcement equipment procurement through a cooperative vehicle, and career technical education instructional resources. Only one opportunity—San Mateo Medical Center's orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services—aligns with the code's implicit healthcare surgical domain, while the others (State of California outpatient building furniture, Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment cooperative, and Klein Independent School District's CTE and advanced academics resources) fall outside orthopedic implant supply. The code shows minimal relevant recent activity; issuing bodies in the healthcare sector appear sporadically rather than as repeat buyers under this classification.

San Mateo County Medical Center posted the single substantively relevant opportunity on July 1, 2026, as an RFP for orthopedic hardware removal and extraction system services on an as-needed basis, with proposals due the same day. The work encompasses delivery, technical support, and case support for safe removal of orthopedic implants, screws, intramedullary nails, and related hardware compatible with multiple implant manufacturers, and requires five years of relevant experience, ISO 13485:2016 certification, Northern California service capability, and three years of contract performance. The procurement is limited geographically to recent activity in California (State of California and San Mateo County) with secondary representation in Minnesota and Texas through unrelated opportunities that appear to be misfiled under this code. The mismatch between code assignment and solicitation content suggests that state and local procurement offices may be applying UNSPSC 42321724 inconsistently or that the code's jurisdictional coverage remains too narrow to support a meaningful pipeline for hip cement spacers specifically.