UNSPSC 85682538: Replacement of skull with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of skull 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 0NR00JZ

UNSPSC 85682538 Replacement of skull with synthetic substitute, open approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal surgical scope. The code's taxonomy name describes a specific neurosurgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not align with orthopedic implants or surgical supply procurement. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical evaluation services, surgical network carve-outs for health plans, and emergency youth detention healthcare — none of which involves skull replacement or synthetic orthopedic substitutes. This mismatch suggests either a systematic miscoding issue in the source data or that the code is being used as a catch-all for healthcare-related procurements outside its intended scope.

The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), with no clear concentration among repeat buyers. Geographic spread spans Washington, Arizona, Texas, Florida, and California, with no dominant state. Recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026, IFB structure with cost-based scoring), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026, with $750,000 maximum compensation over five years), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing pool qualification vehicle (due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive multiple-award). Given the absence of procurement activity matching the code's stated scope, firms pursuing medical device or orthopedic implant sales should not rely on this code's recent-opportunity stream as a reliable signal of market activity.