UNSPSC 85631851: Alteration of bilateral breast with autologous tissue substitute, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of bilateral breast with autologous tissue 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 0H0VX7Z

UNSPSC 85631851 "Alteration of bilateral breast with autologous tissue substitute, external approach" is a Commodity code that carries a significant mismatch between its clinical procedure name and the state and local procurement activity actually tagged to it. The recent opportunities posted under this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, pharmacy benefit management administration, surgical carve-out networks for city employees, specialty medical services for youth in detention, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve breast surgery or reconstructive procedures. The code shows little recent activity aligned with its stated clinical scope; instead, state and local buyers are using it to tag broader occupational health, employee benefits administration, and medical staffing services. This suggests either a data-entry error at the issuing body or a misclassification of opportunities at the UNSPSC level that masks the code's intended use in state and local procurement.

Recent opportunities span multiple issuing bodies—a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and probation departments (Harris County Juvenile Probation, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach)—across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year contract ceiling and an October 16, 2026 response date; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance at ferry locations with a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026 and an October 9, 2026 deadline; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefits carve-out management with an October 7, 2026 deadline; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing qualifications with an October 7, 2026 deadline. Given the mismatch between code name and actual procurement scope, firms pursuing opportunities under this code should verify the true commodity classification at bid time and treat the code as a signal of procurement data quality variability rather than a reliable indicator of surgical specialty demand.