UNSPSC 85682404: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in skull, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in skull, 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 0NW00KZ

UNSPSC 85682404, Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in skull, open approach, is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity bears no operational relationship to the code's clinical descriptor. The six recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits, and specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which involve skull tissue substitutes or surgical revision procedures. The mismatch suggests that this code is either misapplied in state and local procurement systems or that the code's nominal scope does not reflect actual purchasing patterns in the public sector. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and health systems, spanning a mix of healthcare administration, employee benefits management, occupational health, and detention medical services.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the West and Southwest, with recent solicitations from Washington, Arizona, California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry system locations, due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, due October 16, 2026 with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for a qualified vendor pool in temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026. The code shows no recent commodity-level activity aligned with its stated surgical scope, and business development professionals should verify code assignment with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities posted under this classification.