UNSPSC 85704602: Revision of synthetic substitute in left patella, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in left patella, 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 0QWF0JZ

UNSPSC 85704602 Revision of synthetic substitute in left patella, open approach is a Commodity code assigned to a narrow orthopedic surgical procedure, yet state and local recent solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect surgical implant procurement or orthopedic supply chain activity. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope—a specific knee replacement revision technique—and the actual work being solicited suggests the code is not capturing relevant state and local orthopedic or implant procurement activity. The opportunities do reflect health benefit administration, occupational medicine, and healthcare delivery services that state and local agencies routinely buy, but these fall outside the surgical implant and orthopedic procedure domain the code purports to describe.

Recent solicitations span a broad geographic footprint: the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluations for public safety pension benefit determinations), the City of Long Beach (surgical procedure Centers of Excellence carve-out), Collier County, Florida (pharmacy benefit management), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary ancillary health professional staffing). No representative procurement activity under this code reflects orthopedic implants, knee prosthetics, surgical device supply, or revision procedures. The code shows little relevant recent activity in its stated domain and appears to be a classification anomaly rather than a working vehicle for state and local health procurement.