UNSPSC 85701255: Destruction of left acetabulum, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left acetabulum, 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 0Q550ZZ

UNSPSC 85701255 Destruction of left acetabulum, open approach is a Commodity code that sits at the narrowest taxonomy tier and nominally describes a specific surgical procedure. The recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code, however, show no alignment with orthopedic surgical services; instead, the opportunities span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program management, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. The mismatch suggests either a systematic coding error in how these opportunities were tagged or that the code is being used as a default classifier for medical services contracts that do not fit more specific UNSPSC categories. State and local governments posting under this code are issuing RFPs and RFQs through city retirement offices, transit authorities, county human resources departments, juvenile probation departments, and county health systems.

Geographic activity in the recent quarter spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State (Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), indicating national distribution across multiple issuing-body types. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026. The code shows substantial recent activity, though the nature and scale of the work being actually procured bears no relationship to the code's stated description of a specific surgical procedure.