UNSPSC 85662224: Replacement of right lower leg 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 lower leg 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 0LRN07Z

UNSPSC 85662224 Replacement of right lower leg tendon with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal clinical scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's title describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet recent opportunities tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance, pension disability evaluations, surgical benefits carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, youth detention healthcare services, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve tendon replacement surgery or autologous tissue grafting. State and local governments are using this code to classify medical services, staffing, and benefit administration work that falls outside orthopedic surgery entirely. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, health benefit consortia, and juvenile probation departments.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona (City of Phoenix), Washington (state DOT ferries), Texas (Harris County), California (City of Long Beach and Santa Clara County), and Florida (Collier County), with no single jurisdiction dominating the code's activity. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 (maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026, the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefits carve-out programs due October 7, 2026, and the Santa Clara County Health System's qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. The persistent mismatch between the code's clinical title and the actual work state and local buyers are posting suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a data-classification error in the tagging layer — the code appears unsuitable for targeting procurement activity in this commodity family.