UNSPSC 85691961: Replacement of right rib with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right rib with nonautologous tissue 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 0PR10KZ

UNSPSC 85691961 Replacement of right rib with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure—orthopedic rib replacement using nonautologous tissue—yet the six most recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks for employee health plans, specialty medical services for youth in custody, and temporary ancillary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve rib replacement implants or related surgical supplies or devices. The code appears to have been misapplied across multiple distinct categories of health services procurement, suggesting either a systematic tagging error in the underlying data source or a deliberate attempt to route diverse health services activity through a single commodity code.

No state and local government procurement activity under this code's actual scope—orthopedic implants for rib replacement—appears in the recent opportunities block. Buyers relying on this code for market research or category management should verify whether the underlying taxonomy is correctly configured in their procurement systems and consider whether a device or implant-specific code would better capture actual rib-replacement purchasing activity.