UNSPSC 85693668: Replacement of left radius with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left radius with synthetic substitute, 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 0PRJ3JZ

UNSPSC 85693668 Replacement of left radius with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity among state and local government procurement. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure involving orthopedic implant substitution; however, the recent opportunities posted under this code do not align with the code's procedural scope. Instead, state and local solicitations tagged with this code are soliciting administrative health services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and emergency medical care coordination—none of which involve prosthetic replacement or percutaneous surgical intervention.

The mismatch between the code name and actual buying patterns suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement system or that this particular code is not commonly used to classify health-related services as they are actually being purchased. The City of Phoenix is procuring disability medical evaluation services; Washington State Ferries is requesting occupational medical surveillance; the City of Long Beach is seeking Centers of Excellence surgical carve-out management; and Santa Clara Health System is building a temporary staffing pool for ancillary clinical roles. None of these solicitations involve orthopedic implants or percutaneous surgical procedures. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for practical procurement purposes pending clarification of the underlying tagging error.