UNSPSC 85693737: Removal of synthetic substitute from right humeral shaft, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from right 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 0PPF3JZ

UNSPSC 85693737 Removal of synthetic substitute from right humeral shaft, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity among state and local procurement solicitations. The code's abstract medical-procedural scope does not match the work state and local governments are actually buying under the recent opportunities posted to this code. Recent solicitations tagged to this code instead cover occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), disability medical evaluation services (City of Phoenix), surgical procedure center-of-excellence networks (City of Long Beach), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (County of Santa Clara Health System). These opportunities represent healthcare administration, benefits management, occupational health compliance, and temporary clinical staffing—none of which concern orthopedic surgical procedures or prosthetic implant removal.

The mismatch between the code's clinical-procedural nomenclature and the administrative and staffing services actually being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a data-taxonomy disconnect in the source material. The recent opportunities span diverse issuing bodies (state departments, counties, city retirement offices, county health systems) and multiple states (Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, Texas), but none involve the surgical procedure the code nominally describes. A business development professional tracking this code should flag the miscoding with procurement offices and seek recoding guidance before pursuing any of these opportunities, as none align with orthopedic implant or prosthetic management services.