UNSPSC 85682557: Removal of synthetic substitute from skull, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from 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 0NP00JZ

UNSPSC 85682557 Removal of synthetic substitute from skull, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal medical-procedure scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's name refers to a specific surgical intervention, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it encompass occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical care-network coordination, and youth detention medical services — none of which involves skull reconstruction or synthetic implant removal. State and local issuers applying this code appear to be using it as a catch-all medical-services classification rather than as a precise commodity identifier. The actual procurement activity under this tagging spans medical administration, occupational health compliance, benefits design, and staffing coordination rather than neurosurgical or otologic procedures.

Recent opportunities originate from Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office disability medical evaluation), California (Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out network and Santa Clara Health System temporary staffing), Washington (Department of Transportation ferry occupational medical surveillance), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department youth detention medical services). The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal employee benefits programs, state transportation agencies, county human resources and health departments, and specialty detention healthcare units. Representative recent activity includes the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services with a maximum five-year contract value of $750,000 due October 16, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP (RFP20260825) for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminals due October 9, 2026 with cost-based scoring favoring lowest-price bids at 40 percent weight; and the County of Santa Clara Health System RFSQ (RFSQHHSFY270052) establishing a multi-award temporary health professional staffing qualified vendor pool due October 7, 2026 with no guaranteed work volume. This code's recent tagging does not reflect genuine procurement of skull-implant removal and warrants careful scope validation before pursuing any opportunity.