UNSPSC 85703567: Supplement right lower femur with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right lower femur with synthetic substitute, 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 0QUB3JZ

UNSPSC 85703567 Supplement right lower femur with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows no recent activity aligned with its stated scope. The six most recent state and local contract opportunities posted under or near this code all address medical and health services procurement — independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — but none involve orthopedic implants, femoral prosthetics, or percutaneous surgical procedures. The code's nominal scope is a specific operative technique for lower-limb reconstruction, yet the tagged opportunities span administrative medical services, benefits management, and temporary clinical staffing across entirely different service lines.

The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding of opportunities by issuing bodies or a code designation that does not correspond to active state and local procurement in this category. The recent activity reflects broader patterns in county and municipal health administration (Collier County in Florida, Santa Clara County in California, Washington State Department of Transportation, City of Long Beach, Harris County in Texas, and the City of Phoenix), but none of these jurisdictions are soliciting orthopedic implant supplies or related surgical devices under this code. Firms considering pursuit of state and local procurement under UNSPSC 85703567 should conduct direct outreach to health systems, hospital networks, and procurement offices in target states to identify whether orthopedic device opportunities exist outside the tagged opportunities, as the current public posting record does not support active market activity under the code's intended scope.