UNSPSC 85703954: Destruction of right tibia, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of right tibia, 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 0Q5G3ZZ

UNSPSC 85703954 Destruction of right tibia, percutaneous approach shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code sits at the Commodity tier and nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under it do not match this scope. The six most recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code are for independent medical evaluation services, health plan surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, juvenile detention medical services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve the destruction or ablation of bone tissue. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement sources or a use of this code as a catch-all placeholder for medical services outside its stated scope.

The recent opportunities do reflect active procurement across multiple state and local issuing bodies — the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System — spanning Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. However, none of these solicitations align with orthopedic surgical destruction or ablation services. Firms evaluating this code for business development purposes should verify the correct UNSPSC assignment before pursuing these opportunities, as the nominal code definition and the actual buying activity under it are substantially misaligned.