UNSPSC 85691809: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left rib, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left rib, external 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 0PW2XKZ

UNSPSC 85691809 Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left rib, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure code from the healthcare taxonomy—does not match the recent opportunities posted under this identifier. The state and local opportunities tagged to this code span medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for public employees and youth in detention settings. None of these represent procurement of tissue substitutes or surgical revision procedures as the code name suggests; instead, they reflect administrative medical services, benefits design, and clinical staffing that public agencies are sourcing from vendors. The issuing bodies include municipal retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county probation agencies, and municipal human resources divisions—a mix reflecting healthcare administration across city, county, and state tiers rather than purchase of medical devices or surgical materials.

Recent opportunities cluster in Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida, with no geographic concentration. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations across approximately 75 annual applications, with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The City of Long Beach issued RFP HR26753 for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures through Centers of Excellence for approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees, with proposals due October 7, 2026 and contract go-live targeted for April 1, 2027. The Washington State Department of Transportation's Washington State Ferries division posted RFQ RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations statewide, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference held August 31, 2026. The UNSPSC code designation appears misaligned with procurement intent; vendors evaluating opportunities under this code should treat the recent activity as administratively tagged but substantively unrelated to medical device, implant, or surgical procedure supply.