UNSPSC 85572471: Supplement trachea with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement trachea with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0BU14KZ

UNSPSC 85572471 Supplement trachea with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure for tracheal reconstruction using nonautologous tissue, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it diverge substantially from this clinical scope: the identifiable solicitations concern occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical carve-out benefits administration, and emergency youth detention healthcare — none of which involve tracheal supplementation or the procedural pathway specified in the code name.

The mismatch between code taxonomy and actual procurement suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement databases or that this UNSPSC code has been repurposed as a catch-all for certain health services categories. The issuing bodies across the recent opportunities span state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and human resources divisions (Santa Clara County Health System, Collier County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and county judicial or detention authorities (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). Activity is geographically dispersed across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no clear concentration. Given the absence of opportunities aligned with the code's stated clinical procedure and the breadth of unrelated health administrative and staffing services appearing under it, this code presents limited pursuit value unless your firm operates in the broader health services administration space, in which case the recent opportunities — including Santa Clara County's temporary staffing RFQ (due October 7, 2026), the City of Phoenix's independent medical evaluation RFP (due October 16, 2026), and the Washington State Ferries' occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) — warrant monitoring as proxy signals of health services demand among state and local buyers.