UNSPSC 85662137: Supplement left upper leg tendon with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left upper leg tendon with nonautologous 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 0LUM0KZ

UNSPSC 85662137 Supplement left upper leg tendon with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code reflect a mismatch: the code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the state and local solicitations tagged to it are procurement for occupational and disability medical surveillance services, pharmacy benefit management administration, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs. None of these procurements involve the supply of tendon replacement materials or surgical implants. The code appears to have been applied incorrectly to health services and benefits administration RFPs rather than to acquisitions of medical devices, implants, or surgical supplies.

State and local government buyers do not appear to be actively procuring under this code's actual scope. The issuing bodies in the source records—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System—are seeking services ranging from independent medical evaluations for pension determinations to occupational health surveillance, specialty surgery networks, and clinical staffing. No solicitation in the recent-opportunities block targets orthopedic implants, surgical supplies, or tendon graft materials. A firm evaluating this code should flag the coding mismatch and verify whether recent state and local demand for actual tendon-supplementation products exists outside this dataset before committing business development resources.