UNSPSC 85691901: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left scapula, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left scapula, 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 0PW60KZ

UNSPSC 85691901 Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left scapula, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent procurement activity under state and local solicitation. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but none of the recent state and local opportunities posted under it involve tissue substitute procurement or surgical implant services. Instead, the six opportunities tagged to this code span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — a collection of administrative and staffing services that fall outside the code's stated scope. The issuing bodies include a city retirement office (Phoenix), a city government (Long Beach), a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), a county board of commissioners (Collier County), and a county health system (Santa Clara County), representing a mix of administrative, public safety, transportation, and healthcare jurisdictions with no pattern of repeat buyers under this code.

Geographic activity is dispersed across Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas with no concentration. The mismatch between the code's orthopedic procedural focus and the actual opportunities posted — which center on health plan administration, occupational health programs, and staffing services — suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or database inconsistency. Vendors evaluating this code should verify the actual scope of work required in any RFP notice directly rather than rely on the UNSPSC assignment, as the code's nominal definition does not align with the opportunities state and local agencies are currently advertising under it.