UNSPSC 85662218: Replacement of right knee tendon with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right knee tendon 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 0LRQ07Z

UNSPSC 85662218 Replacement of right knee tendon with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal clinical scope and the actual medical and health-administration services state and local governments are soliciting. Recent opportunities under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which directly involve orthopedic surgical procedures or tissue grafting. The issuing bodies include state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara County), county government (Collier County, Harris County), and municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix). This code appears to be a cataloging artifact rather than an active procurement category for the specific clinical procedure its name denotes.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Washington State, California (Santa Clara and Long Beach), Arizona (Phoenix), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County). The Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with proposals due October 9, 2026 (RFP 20260825); the City of Phoenix Retirement Office requested independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit applications with responses due October 16, 2026 (RTMRFP26001); the City of Long Beach sought surgical benefit carve-out program management for its Anthem PPO plan with proposals due October 7, 2026 (HR26753); and the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories with proposals due October 7, 2026 (RFSQHHSFY270052). The code shows no evidence of recent solicitations for the orthopedic surgical procedure its name describes, and pursuing opportunities under this code should be conditioned on verification that a specific opportunity is indeed seeking the clinical services intended by the code designation.