UNSPSC 85663624: Supplement right upper arm 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 upper arm 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 0LU34KZ

UNSPSC 85663624 Supplement right upper arm tendon with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that carries a highly specialized orthopedic surgical procedure label, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code bears no meaningful relationship to the code's nominal scope. The six most recent state and local opportunities posted under this UNSPSC describe independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve upper arm tendon supplementation or surgical implants. This represents a systematic mislabeling of healthcare administration and staffing services under a specific surgical procedure code, suggesting either a data-quality issue in the underlying procurement system or misclassification at the issuing-body level.

The buying entities include a city retirement office (Phoenix), municipal health plans (Long Beach), a state transportation department (Washington), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County, Texas), a county health system (Collier County, Florida), and a regional health authority (Santa Clara County, California). Geographic distribution spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no concentration in any single state. Given the consistent misalignment between the code label and actual procured services, business developers monitoring this UNSPSC for surgical product or implant opportunities will find no relevant activity; vendors pursuing healthcare administration, benefits consulting, occupational health, or temporary clinical staffing may encounter this code in notices but should verify the actual scope of work directly from the issuing body's procurement documentation rather than rely on the code classification.