UNSPSC 85692144: Reposition sternum, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition sternum, percutaneous 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 0PS03ZZ

UNSPSC 85692144 Reposition sternum, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this classification do not involve sternum repositioning or percutaneous surgical approaches. Instead, issuing bodies have tagged opportunities under this code for independent medical evaluation services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical center-of-excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency/specialty medical services for youth in custody. These solicitations span medical administration, care coordination, and staffing—none of which match the surgical procedure scope the code name implies. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by the posting jurisdictions or category drift that has decoupled the code's original intent from its current procurement use.

The issuing bodies span municipal retirement boards (City of Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County, Collier County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), and cities (Long Beach). Recent opportunities posted between late July and mid-September 2026 include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026), and the Santa Clara Health System RFP to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026). Geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Given the disconnect between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being bought, this code merits close review for reclassification or correction before pursuing opportunities posted under it.