UNSPSC 85703077: Supplement left upper femur with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left upper femur with autologous tissue substitute, 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 0QU707Z

UNSPSC 85703077 Supplement left upper femur with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes orthopedic surgical procedures, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with that scope. Instead, the identified solicitations cover independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for government employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance programs, emergency and specialty healthcare for youth in detention, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these opportunities involve orthopedic implants, tissue substitutes, or femoral procedures. The issuing bodies are diverse municipal pension boards, city health departments, state transportation authorities, county juvenile justice departments, county benefits administrators, and regional health systems—spanning Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. This code appears to be a misclassification within state and local procurement systems, with no actual procurement activity matching its orthopedic device definition.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual opportunities posted suggests either systematic tagging errors or that the code has been repurposed within state and local taxonomies to cover broader healthcare administration or benefits management activities. Recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office requesting independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach soliciting surgical benefit carve-out programs for its employee health plan (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation requesting occupational medical surveillance services for ferry system employees (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). A firm pursuing opportunities under this code should expect healthcare administration, benefits consulting, occupational health management, and clinical staffing services rather than medical devices or implants, and should monitor for corrective tagging or code consolidation as state procurement offices align their systems with UNSPSC definitions.