UNSPSC 85704606: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in right patella, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in right 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 0QWD0KZ

UNSPSC 85704606 Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in right patella, open approach is a Commodity code that bears no relationship to the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve tissue substitutes, orthopedic revision procedures, or surgical interventions on the patella. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure rather than a procurable service or product line; state and local procurement offices appear to have misclassified these opportunities, tagging administrative and clinical staffing solicitations with a procedural anatomy code that does not fit the work being bought.

The issuing bodies posting under this code include a city retirement office (Phoenix), a municipal health system (Long Beach), a state transportation agency (Washington), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County, Texas), a county benefits administration office (Collier County, Florida), and a county health system (Santa Clara, California). No repeat buyer appears across the opportunities. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no concentration pattern evident. Because the code is fundamentally misapplied to these opportunities, pursuing vendors should verify the actual work scope with the issuing body before investing in proposal development — what is being solicited is administrative or clinical staffing, not medical device procurement or surgical procedures.