UNSPSC 85571775: Supplement trachea with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement trachea with synthetic 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 0BU10JZ

UNSPSC 85571775 Supplement trachea with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure for tracheal reconstruction using synthetic materials. The recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not align with this clinical scope. Instead, the opportunities reflect institutional healthcare procurement — prison medical services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care platforms, peer mental health support, and fire department emergency medical direction — none of which involve tracheal surgery or synthetic tracheal implants. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its procedure-specific taxonomy label and the health systems and public-health contracting activity actually tagged under it in state and local procurement systems.

The issuing bodies include county governments (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida; and Santa Monica Fire Department in Los Angeles County, California) and a county health department (San Mateo County, California), reflecting demand across correctional healthcare, employee health benefits, county-employed virtual care, behavioral health innovation, and municipal emergency medical services. The opportunities span Georgia, Florida, and California, with no geographic concentration evident from the recent sample. Representative recent solicitations include 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 Services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 members (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP 628 for Virtual Primary and Urgent Care Services for approximately 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026). The code appears to receive incidental or miscoded tagging in state and local procurement systems rather than genuine commercial activity in tracheal surgery supplies or services; business development professionals should investigate whether opportunities posted under this code will prove relevant to their service lines.