UNSPSC 85704501: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left patella, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left patella, external 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 0QWFXKZ

UNSPSC 85704501 Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in left patella, external approach is a Commodity code that shows significant mismatch between its clinical procedure nomenclature and the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. Recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve orthopedic surgical implants or revision procedures; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for government employees and retirees. The code appears to have been applied to general government health services procurement rather than the specific surgical procedure its name describes. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and county health systems. This diversity of jurisdiction types reflects administrative and employee health program procurement across multiple government tiers.

Geographic activity spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension applicants with proposals due October 16, 2026 at $750,000 maximum over five years; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories with proposals due October 7, 2026. Collier County issued an RFP for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services with historical spending around $8.7 million annually, while the City of Long Beach solicited a surgical benefit carve-out program managing Centers of Excellence for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures. The code's application to these diverse health program categories rather than surgical device procurement suggests vendors pursuing state and local opportunities under this code should review individual solicitation scope language carefully, as the code's nominal title does not reflect actual buying activity.