UNSPSC 85693502: Revision of synthetic substitute in left ulna, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in left ulna, 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 0PWL3JZ

UNSPSC 85693502 Revision of synthetic substitute in left ulna, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with the orthopedic implant or surgical-services scope the code name suggests. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code cover independent medical evaluation services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and youth detention healthcare — none of which involve ulna revision or synthetic implant installation. The mismatch indicates this code shows little relevant recent activity for orthopedic implant procurement or orthopedic surgical services as state and local governments actually procure them.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities block span county government (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), and a city personnel department (City of Long Beach), but the work being solicited does not correspond to the code's nominal scope. The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, but the lack of substantive alignment between the code descriptor and the actual work posted suggests either systematic miscoding or that procurement offices are using this code as a default placeholder for health-services work that falls outside standard medical-procurement categories. No opportunities in the source material relate to orthopedic surgery, implant procurement, or revision procedures.