UNSPSC 85691934: Supplement sternum with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement sternum 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 0PU00JZ

UNSPSC 85691934, Supplement sternum with synthetic substitute, open approach, is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with that product or service scope. The opportunities actually being solicited span independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical specialties. None of these activities involve sternal reconstruction or orthopedic implants. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal human resources and benefits divisions, state transportation departments, county health systems, county juvenile probation departments, and regional health authorities — a broad and mixed set of healthcare and benefits administrators rather than surgical centers, hospitals, or medical device procurement offices.

The geographic spread encompasses Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with no apparent concentration in any region. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing with proposals due October 7, 2026. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual solicitation activity suggests that this code is either incorrectly tagged in recent procurement records or captures a negligible volume of relevant state and local buying activity.