UNSPSC 85662143: Supplement left hip tendon with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left hip 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 0LUK0KZ

UNSPSC 85662143 Supplement left hip tendon with nonautologous 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's nominal title denotes a specific surgical implant procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged with this code show no alignment with orthopedic surgical supplies or implant procurement. Instead, the opportunities span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs, and youth detention healthcare services — none involving left hip tendon repair or prosthetic tissue substitutes.

The mismatch between the code's clinical scope and the work being bought suggests that this code is either being misapplied to non-surgical healthcare administration services or that the state and local procurement offices using it may not have a better-fitting code available for health professional services contracting. The geographic spread includes Arizona, Washington, California, and Florida, with issuing bodies spanning county health systems, city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county probation departments, and county commissioner procurement divisions. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026). The divergence between code and content suggests evaluating whether opportunities in this code warrant pursuit based on healthcare administration and staffing capabilities rather than surgical implant supply.