UNSPSC 85703021: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left lower femur, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left lower femur, 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 0QWC0KZ

UNSPSC 85703021 Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left lower femur, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment between its abstract code name and the work state and local governments are actually buying under it. The recent solicitations posted against this code do not involve orthopedic surgical procedures or tissue-substitute implantation; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension determinations, surgical benefits carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for youth in custody. The issuing bodies include state transportation departments, county health systems, county probation departments, city retirement offices, and county commissioners' offices — a mix of administrative, health system, and public safety jurisdictions.

The code shows activity across Washington, Arizona, California, and Florida, though the geographic spread appears incidental rather than driven by inherent concentration under this code. Recent representative opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services at Washington State Ferries (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension applicants (due October 16, 2026 with maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefits carve-out programs (due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code appears to be a mislabeling artifact; the UNSPSC designation itself does not reflect the substance of the procurements being tagged, making it unreliable as a search or filtering criterion for vendors pursuing this type of work.