UNSPSC 85693733: Removal of autologous tissue substitute from left humeral shaft, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of autologous tissue substitute from left humeral shaft, 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 0PPG37Z

UNSPSC 85693733 "Removal of autologous tissue substitute from left humeral shaft, percutaneous approach" is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure — removal of tissue graft material from the upper arm using a minimally invasive technique — yet the six recent opportunities posted under this code all solicit healthcare administration, staffing, benefits management, and medical surveillance services bearing no relation to surgical procedure codes or orthopedic interventions. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement system or a systematic misclassification of healthcare service RFPs that state offices are applying to this code without regard to its surgical specificity.

The recent opportunities span diverse issuing bodies — the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for disability determinations), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefits carve-out administration), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary clinical staffing placement) — distributed across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. These solicitations cover medical record summarization, benefits program management, occupational health compliance examinations, and staffing placement, none of which correspond to the orthopedic surgical procedure named in the code. The code shows little meaningful recent activity aligned with its stated scope, rendering it unsuitable for business development targeting orthopedic surgical services or procedure-based procurement under state and local government contracts.