UNSPSC 85681513: Supplement hyoid bone with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement hyoid bone with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous 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 0NUX3KZ

UNSPSC 85681513 Supplement hyoid bone with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure involving orthopedic implantation using nonautologous tissue. However, the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show no alignment with the code's nominal scope. Instead, the opportunities reflect procurement of comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management administration, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support programs for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services — none of which involve hyoid bone supplementation or any surgical procedure. The code appears to be misapplied to a diverse set of healthcare services and staffing contracts that fall outside the orthopedic device or surgical-procedure domain the code nominally describes.

The mismatch between the code's technical medical definition and the actual work being solicited indicates that state and local procurement offices are either using outdated taxonomy mappings or have applied a catch-all classification to healthcare-related contracting activity without precision. Recent opportunities span inmate healthcare administration (Muscogee County, Georgia RFP, due May 15, 2026), pharmacy benefit management for county employees (Collier County, Florida RFP, due April 9, 2026), virtual care platforms (Monroe County, Florida RFP, due April 16, 2026), mental health peer support staffing (San Mateo County, California RFP, due July 2, 2025), and medical direction services (Santa Monica Fire Department RFP, due October 16, 2025). Issuing bodies include county governments, county health departments, and municipal fire agencies across Florida, Georgia, California, and other states. Given the fundamental disconnect between the code definition and the opportunities it tags, this code does not represent a reliable procurement signal for vendors in orthopedic implants, surgical devices, or hyoid bone augmentation products.