UNSPSC 85631419: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from finger nail, external approach

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

UNSPSC 85631419, Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from finger nail, external approach, is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six most recent opportunities tagged under this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, surgical benefit administration for health plans, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and inpatient hospital services for detained youth — none of which involve removal of nonautologous tissue substitutes from finger nails or fall within orthopedic surgical scope aligned with the code's clinical descriptor. The mismatch between the code's narrow clinical specification and the breadth of general healthcare and benefits administration work in the recent opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or incidental code assignment without direct relevance to the actual solicitation.

The issuing bodies in the recent records include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluations, RFP, October 16, 2026 response date), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out program, RFP, October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance, RFP, October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty medical services for youth in custody, RFI, September 25, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management, RFP, April 9, 2026 deadline), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing, RFQ, October 7, 2026). Activity is concentrated in California, Florida, Arizona, and Washington, with no indication of national concentration. Given the disconnect between code definition and recent opportunity content, this code warrants close scrutiny before pursuit — either the code is consistently misapplied in state and local databases, or the code itself requires clarification from the taxonomy steward.