UNSPSC 85631608: Replacement of neck skin with synthetic substitute, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of neck skin with synthetic substitute, 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 0HR4XJZ

UNSPSC 85631608 Replacement of neck skin with synthetic substitute, external approach (Commodity) does not correspond to the work actually being solicited under this code in state and local procurement. Recent opportunities tagged with this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgery benefit carve-out programs — none of which involve neck skin replacement or synthetic skin substitutes. The code's medical-procedure specificity suggests a clinical product or service line with narrow applicability, yet the tagged solicitations span administrative health benefits, staffing coordination, pharmacy claims processing, and occupational health screening. This mismatch indicates either systematic miscoding at the issuing jurisdictions or a discrepancy between the UNSPSC taxonomy entry and actual state and local procurement practice under this code.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Arizona, California, and Washington, with issuing bodies spanning city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county probation services. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001) due October 16, 2026 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations for fire and police pension boards; the City of Long Beach posted an RFP (HR26753) due October 7, 2026 for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFP (RFP20260825) due October 9, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal and vessel locations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System posted an RFQ (RFSQHHSFY270052) due October 7, 2026 for a multiple-award qualified vendor pool in temporary health professional staffing. Given the consistent mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations, evaluation of pursuit opportunities under this code should be treated as a data-quality signal rather than a market indicator.