UNSPSC 85662524: Supplement right ankle tendon with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right ankle tendon with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0LUS47Z

UNSPSC 85662524 Supplement right ankle tendon with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities show no surgical procedure or orthopedic tissue-replacement work; instead, they cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-outs through Centers of Excellence networks, and specialty medical services for detained youth. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure involving ankle tendon repair—bears no relationship to the health-system administrative, staffing, and benefits-management services state and local bodies are actually procuring under this designation.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Washington (occupational medical surveillance through WSDOT), Arizona (disability medical evaluations through the City of Phoenix), California (surgical procedure carve-outs through the City of Long Beach and temporary staffing through Santa Clara Health System), Florida (pharmacy benefit management through Collier County), and Texas (specialty medical services for youth through Harris County). The mismatch between the code's clinical-procedure name and the administrative and operational health services being purchased suggests either a data-entry error in the procurement system or a persistent miscoding that disconnects the UNSPSC taxonomy from the work actually being bought. This code shows little actionable activity for firms pursuing state and local contracts in the specific surgical or tissue-replacement domain the code nominally describes.