UNSPSC 85663313: Supplement right hand tendon with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right hand tendon with synthetic 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 0LU70JZ

UNSPSC 85663313, Supplement right hand tendon with synthetic substitute, open approach, is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no alignment with orthopedic or surgical implant procurement. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program administration, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve tendon supplementation or surgical implants. The issuing bodies include state health and transportation departments, county boards and probation offices, city retirement boards, and regional health systems. This code shows little relevant recent activity for vendors in the orthopedic surgical device or tendon repair space.

Geographic distribution of the six opportunities spans Washington state (occupational medical surveillance through Washington State Department of Transportation), Arizona (independent medical evaluations through City of Phoenix), California (surgical benefit management and temporary health professional staffing through City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Texas (specialty medical services through Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and Florida (pharmacy benefit management through Collier County). The representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026 (covering examinations across 14 Washington ferries locations), the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluations due October 16, 2026 ($750,000 maximum over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits due October 7, 2026 (for approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award solicitation for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026 across 13 ancillary clinical categories. The code presents a significant tagging mismatch — state and local procurement offices have applied it to health services administration and staffing work rather than orthopedic device supply or surgical procedure delivery.