UNSPSC 85631329: Replacement of right lower leg skin with nonautologous tissue substitute, full thickness, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right lower leg skin with nonautologous tissue substitute, full thickness, external 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 0HRKXK3

UNSPSC 85631329 Replacement of right lower leg skin with nonautologous tissue substitute, full thickness, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal medical procedure classification and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's name describes a specific surgical intervention, yet the actual opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical center-of-excellence carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency/specialty care for detained youth—none of which involve lower leg skin grafting or tissue substitution. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, county juvenile probation departments, and municipal benefits procurement offices. This divergence between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests the code is either misapplied in the source tagging or carries a broader operational meaning in state and local procurement systems that does not align with its medical procedure name.

Recent activity spans Arizona (City of Phoenix RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services, due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach RFP HR26753 for surgical carve-out benefits, due October 7, 2026; County of Santa Clara Health System RFSQHHSFY270052 for temporary health professional staffing, due October 7, 2026), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance, due October 9, 2026), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department RFI 071626BNM for emergency and specialty medical services, due September 25, 2026), and Florida (Collier County RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management, due April 9, 2026, though this date appears superseded). Given the scope mismatch, this code warrants verification against actual procurement taxonomy usage before prioritizing pursuit.