UNSPSC 85642317: Insertion of tissue expander into right lower leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of tissue expander into right lower leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous 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 0JHN3NZ

UNSPSC 85642317 Insertion of tissue expander into right lower leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose nominal title bears no meaningful relationship to the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities in the source block—independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, juvenile detention health care, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—span health plan administration, occupational medicine, and clinical staffing but do not include surgical tissue expansion procedures or related orthopedic implant work. The source shows a mismatch between the code's procedure-specific name and the actual scope of health-services procurement being tagged under it. State and local buyers appear to be using this code as a catch-all for medical and health-related services rather than as a category for a specific surgical intervention.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans multiple states and jurisdictions: Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County). Activity includes state departments, municipal government (Phoenix, Long Beach), county governments (Collier County in Florida, Santa Clara County and Harris County), and special-purpose health systems. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with an October 16, 2026 deadline and $750,000 maximum compensation over five years, the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services for Centers of Excellence with an October 7, 2026 deadline and April 1, 2027 anticipated start, and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services with an October 9, 2026 deadline and a pre-bid conference held August 31, 2026. The code shows no relevant recent activity aligned with its stated surgical procedure scope.