UNSPSC 85642661: Insertion of tissue expander into posterior neck subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of tissue expander into posterior neck 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 0JH50NZ

UNSPSC 85642661, Insertion of tissue expander into posterior neck subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity among state and local governments. The recent opportunities posted under this code—including independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—do not involve tissue expander insertion procedures and appear to reflect miscoding in the solicitation system rather than procurement activity aligned with the code's clinical scope.

State and local procurement offices have not posted opportunities for tissue expander insertion services under this code in the recent period covered by the source material. The mismatch between the code's narrowly defined surgical procedure and the broad healthcare administration and staffing services appearing in the opportunity records suggests either systematic classification errors in the jurisdictions' procurement databases or misapplication of the code during opportunity tagging. Practitioners should verify the code's applicability through direct inquiry with issuing offices before developing pursuit strategies in this category.