UNSPSC 85641852: Removal of tissue expander from lower extremity subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of tissue expander from lower extremity subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open 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 0JPW0NZ

UNSPSC 85641852 Removal of tissue expander from lower extremity subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure for tissue expander removal—does not align with the state and local opportunities recently tagged under it in public databases.

The six most recent state and local solicitations posted under this code actually procure occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation), independent disability medical evaluations (City of Phoenix), surgical procedure carve-out benefits (City of Long Beach), emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (Santa Clara County Health System). None of these opportunities involve orthopedic surgical procedures or tissue expander removal. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement databases or use of the code as a placeholder without substantive alignment to the commodity's actual definition. Firms pursuing work under this code should verify the actual scope of work in RFP documents before committing resources, as the nominal code descriptor does not reflect what jurisdictions are currently buying through postings tagged with this number.