UNSPSC 85681234: Replacement of hyoid bone with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of hyoid bone 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 0NRX0JZ

UNSPSC 85681234 Replacement of hyoid bone with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure involving synthetic bone replacement, but the six recent opportunities posted between July and September 2026 across state and local jurisdictions involve independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, specialty medical center-of-excellence networks, emergency and specialty healthcare delivery for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which directly relate to orthopedic surgical procedures or implantable medical devices. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how these opportunities were tagged or that the code is not in active use for state and local procurement.

The recent opportunities themselves span diverse issuing bodies—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluations), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-outs), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty services for detained youth), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary ancillary health professional staffing)—and cover geographic areas including Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. However, because these solicitations do not substantively relate to the hyoid bone replacement procedure the code nominally describes, the code shows little relevant recent activity for business development professionals evaluating opportunities in orthopedic or implantable device markets.