UNSPSC 85671402: Revision of synthetic substitute in lower bursa and ligament, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in lower bursa and ligament, external 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 0MWYXJZ

UNSPSC 85671402 Revision of synthetic substitute in lower bursa and ligament, external approach (Commodity) does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a medical procedure code — orthopedic surgical revision of a synthetic implant — yet the recent opportunities tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical center-of-excellence carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve orthopedic implant supply, revision surgery coordination, or the surgical materials and equipment that the UNSPSC nomenclature suggests. The code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement that maps to its stated scope.

State and local issuing bodies — including the City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System — have tagged these health-services and staffing-related opportunities under this code in error or have used it as a catch-all placeholder for health-care procurement. The mismatch between the code's orthopedic surgical-materials definition and the actual services being bought (administrative medical evaluations, pharmacy networks, occupational health surveillance, staffing) suggests that vendors monitoring this code for relevant state and local opportunities should verify commodity alignment with individual solicitations rather than rely on the UNSPSC tag.