UNSPSC 85693023: Revision of autologous tissue substitute in left humeral shaft, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of autologous tissue substitute in left humeral shaft, 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 0PWG07Z

UNSPSC 85693023 Revision of autologous tissue substitute in left humeral shaft, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code do not involve surgical procedures on humeral tissue; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks for Centers of Excellence, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These solicitations reflect broader procurement of medical and healthcare administration services rather than orthopedic surgical interventions. The code appears to have been misapplied to opportunities whose actual scope falls outside the orthopedic surgical domain the code name describes.

No state and local procurement activity directly aligned with the code's stated scope—revision of autologous tissue substitute in left humeral shaft using an open surgical approach—appears in the recent opportunities block. The geographic distribution and issuing-body mix of the tagged opportunities span Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), but these jurisdictions are procuring healthcare administration, occupational health programs, and clinical staffing rather than orthopedic procedures. Prospective vendors should verify code assignment before pursuing opportunities in this category, as the recent solicitations suggest either systematic miscoding or a gap between the code's intended use and current state and local procurement practice.