UNSPSC 85572521: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from trachea, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from trachea, 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 0BP14KZ

UNSPSC 85572521, Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from trachea, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity), does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code. The solicitations retrieved—independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—are health system administration and clinical staffing services rather than surgical procedures involving tracheal tissue removal. The code shows little relevant recent activity, and the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement systems or systematic misapplication of this code to health-services procurement generally.

The issuing bodies across the retrieved opportunities span diverse jurisdictions: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (pension board administration), the City of Long Beach (municipal human resources), the Washington State Department of Transportation (state transportation authority), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (county juvenile justice), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (county government), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (county health system). Activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no indication that the code is being used for its stated clinical purpose in any recent solicitation.