UNSPSC 85703031: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left femoral shaft, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left femoral shaft, 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 0QW90KZ

UNSPSC 85703031 Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left femoral shaft, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under it. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure — revision of an implanted tissue substitute in the femur — yet the six recent solicitations tagged to this code cover occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical centers of excellence, youth detention healthcare services, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve surgical revision procedures, orthopedic implants, or tissue substitutes. The mismatch suggests a cataloging error in how state and local procurement offices have applied the UNSPSC taxonomy to these health services solicitations.

The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope. Issuers including the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, Washington State Department of Transportation (Washington State Ferries), the City of Long Beach, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System have all tagged opportunities to this code, but their actual work — benefits administration, occupational health monitoring, staffing coordination, and specialty care networks — bears no connection to orthopedic surgical revision work. Business development professionals evaluating this code for surgical device or orthopedic services should verify directly with state and local procurement offices whether they are categorizing such work under a different UNSPSC family, as the current tagging does not reflect genuine demand for the commodity described.