UNSPSC 85651726: Supplement left thorax muscle with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left thorax muscle with synthetic substitute, 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 0KUJ0JZ

UNSPSC 85651726 "Supplement left thorax muscle with synthetic substitute, open approach" is a Commodity code whose stated name describes a surgical procedure, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no medical device procurement, surgical supply ordering, or procedure-related purchases aligned with that nominal scope. Instead, the code has been applied to a diverse set of health services procurements unrelated to thoracic muscle supplementation: independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. The mismatch between the code's procedural name and the actual work being bought suggests the code is either miscategorized in the state and local procurement systems, applied inconsistently across jurisdictions, or serves as a catch-all for healthcare services that do not fit tighter commodity classifications. State and local issuing bodies using this code span counties, municipalities, state departments, and special health systems; no single jurisdiction or issuing-body type dominates the recent activity.

Recent opportunities appear across multiple states and regions. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued an RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach issued an RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services for its employee health plan (due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System issued an RFQ to establish a temporary health professional staffing vendor pool across 13 clinical categories (due October 7, 2026), and Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services with historical annual spend around $8.7 million (proposal deadline April 9, 2026). The geographic footprint includes Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Given the disconnect between code definition and procurement reality, business development professionals should verify code assignment with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities tagged under this code.