UNSPSC 85692004: Repair right rib, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right rib, 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 0PQ10ZZ

UNSPSC 85692004 Repair right rib, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope — surgical repair of a specific anatomical site — does not match the work actually being solicited under this code designation in recent opportunities. State and local governments are not posting RFPs, RFQs, or IFBs for rib repair procedures as a line item. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans — none of which directly procure surgical repair services at the commodity level.

The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual procurement activity suggests either a data-labeling issue in the state and local platforms or a fundamental misalignment between UNSPSC's medical-procedure taxonomy and how government health system buyers structure their healthcare purchasing. Recent opportunities appear in Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation RFP due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out RFP due October 7, 2026, and County of Santa Clara Health System temporary health professional staffing RFSQ due October 7, 2026), Washington (WSDOT occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department medical services RFI due September 25, 2026), but none procure surgical repair as a discrete commodity. The code does not present a viable pursuit opportunity under its stated definition.