UNSPSC 85704266: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right lower femur, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right lower femur, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0QPB4KZ

UNSPSC 85704266 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right lower femur, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code's nominal scope—a highly specific surgical procedure on the femur—does not align with the state and local opportunities currently tagged under it. Recent solicitations posted under this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, Centers of Excellence surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing services. None of these opportunities involve the orthopedic procedure named in the code itself.

The mismatch suggests either a systematic classification error in how the opportunities were tagged or that the code is being used as a catch-all medical-services category by issuing bodies lacking precise commodity taxonomies. Recent opportunities span Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Boards (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California)—a geographically dispersed set of issuers ranging from county health systems and municipal pension offices to state transportation agencies and juvenile justice departments. If you are pursuing state and local healthcare or medical services work, this code's recent activity does not meaningfully predict procurement patterns for orthopedic surgical procedures; monitor the code for corrected tagging or clarification of its actual use in state and local procurement.