UNSPSC 85663618: Supplement right lower arm and wrist tendon with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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, 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 0LU54KZ

UNSPSC 85663618 Supplement right lower arm and wrist tendon with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not map to material recent state and local procurement activity. The six most recent opportunities posted under or near this code span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management services, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which align with orthopedic surgical procedures or tissue-substitute implantation. The code's clinical specificity suggests it was intended to capture procurement of surgical implants, prosthetics, or related devices for public employees or beneficiaries, yet the recent opportunities solicited represent health benefit administration, medical evaluation coordination, occupational health programs, and staffing services rather than surgical materials or devices.

State and local jurisdictions issuing under this code include a city retirement board (Phoenix), a city employee health benefits office (Long Beach), a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile justice system (Harris County), a county health consortium (Collier County), and a county health system (Santa Clara). Geographic activity appears concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no evident geographic clustering. The absence of recent procurement activity targeting orthopedic implants, tissue substitutes, or surgical device supply suggests either that the code assignment reflects data-quality issues or that state and local governments do not currently solicit these items through public contract notices at the commodity level. Prospecting under this code warrants direct outreach to procurement offices at large public health systems and employee benefit programs rather than reliance on posted opportunities.