UNSPSC 85692022: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from sternum, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from sternum, 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 0PP00KZ

UNSPSC 85692022, Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from sternum, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The code appears to describe a specific surgical procedure for sternum tissue substitute removal, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it reflect administrative and occupational health services rather than surgical intervention. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services, the City of Long Beach's request for surgical benefit carve-out administration, the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance services solicitation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for specialty medical services, and Collier County's pharmacy benefit management services request and Santa Clara County Health System's temporary health professional staffing services solicitation all address medical administration, employee benefits coordination, or general health services procurement — none involve the removal of tissue substitutes from the sternum or similar surgical procedures. The mismatch between the code's clinical procedure scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or that this code does not meaningfully capture state and local government purchasing activity.

Given the absence of opportunities directly aligned with the code's stated clinical scope, there is no meaningful geographic concentration or issuing-body pattern to characterize, nor are there representative recent opportunities under the actual procedure named.