UNSPSC 85651742: Supplement right shoulder muscle with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right shoulder muscle with autologous tissue 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 0KU507Z

UNSPSC 85651742, Supplement right shoulder muscle with autologous tissue substitute, open approach, is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local opportunities. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for shoulder tissue repair, but the recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these services align with orthopedic surgical procedures or tissue supplementation. The mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in the tagging of these opportunities or a fundamental misclassification of this code within the procurement system being used as the source.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are geographically dispersed state and local health authorities and administrative agencies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department in Texas, Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, and the County of Santa Clara Health System in California. Given the complete disconnect between the code's nominal content and the actual work being bought, firms should not rely on this code classification to identify relevant procurement activity in this service family. Prospective vendors should search for opportunities using health services, staffing, and benefit administration codes rather than expecting orthopedic surgical procedure codes to surface legitimate health and human services contracting.