UNSPSC 85493048: Replacement of papillary muscle with zooplastic tissue, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of papillary muscle with zooplastic tissue, 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 02RD08Z

UNSPSC 85493048 Replacement of papillary muscle with zooplastic tissue, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure involving replacement of cardiac tissue, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect administrative and occupational health services, employee benefits management, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which align with the surgical intervention the code names. State and local governments are not soliciting this specific cardiac procedure under this code in the current market.

The recent opportunities associated with this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), surgical benefit carve-out program administration (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers (Washington State Department of Transportation), emergency and specialty care for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and temporary ancillary health professional staffing (County of Santa Clara Health System). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a cataloging inconsistency or a systematic miscoding of health services procurement. No issuing body is repeating solicitations under this code, and the geographic distribution spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida — a pattern consistent with general health services procurement rather than a specific surgical procedure line. Without evidence of actual demand for papillary muscle replacement procedures through state and local procurement channels, this code presents no actionable market signal for vendors focused on surgical implants or cardiac interventions.