UNSPSC 85663318: Supplement right lower arm and wrist tendon with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right lower arm and wrist 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 0LU50KZ

UNSPSC 85663318 Supplement right lower arm and wrist tendon with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no direct alignment with orthopedic surgery or tendon repair. The opportunities posted against this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, specialty medical services for youth in detention, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve supplementation of right lower arm and wrist tendons with nonautologous tissue. The code shows minimal relevant recent activity tied to its stated scope.

The issuing bodies posting opportunities tagged to this code include state health and transportation departments, county boards of commissioners, city retirement offices, and regional health systems across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Geographic activity concentrates in California (Santa Clara County, Long Beach), Washington (state-level), Florida (Collier County), Arizona (Phoenix), and Texas (Harris County). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP for ferry system employees (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code appears to be misaligned with actual procurement activity, signaling either a data-entry error in coding or a mismatch between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how these jurisdictions tag health services procurements.