UNSPSC 85692030: Release sternum, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release 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 0PN00ZZ

UNSPSC 85692030 Release sternum, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure — specifically the release or opening of the sternum in an operative setting — yet none of the recent opportunities tagged under this code involve direct procurement of that procedure or related surgical services. Instead, the opportunities address medical evaluation administration, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical procedure carve-out benefits through centers of excellence. The mismatch between code title and actual solicitation content suggests either misclassification by the issuing bodies or that this code is used as a catch-all for health services administration rather than for procurement of the specific sternum-release procedure itself. The issuing bodies are a mix of county human resources and health departments (Collier County Health Care Consortium, Santa Clara County Health System), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), city pension boards (City of Phoenix), and municipal health systems (City of Long Beach, Harris County), with no apparent concentration among repeat buyers for work actually aligned to the code's nominal scope.

Geographic spread reflects activity across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no state emerging as a standout region for this code. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 five-year maximum, covering disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP for ferry system workers (due October 9, 2026, covering four personnel categories across 14 Washington locations with pre-bid conference scheduled August 31, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026, with no guaranteed work volume). The code shows little actionable activity for vendors supplying the stated surgical procedure itself.