UNSPSC 85704615: Supplement right patella with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right patella with synthetic substitute, 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 0QUD0JZ

UNSPSC 85704615 Supplement right patella with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code nominally aligned with orthopedic surgical procedures, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no direct alignment with the code's clinical scope. The six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve the procurement or delivery of orthopedic implants or patella replacement services. This mismatch suggests the code may have been applied to opportunities in error by issuing bodies, or that state and local procurement offices are using it as a catch-all placeholder for health-related services outside its nominal scope. The issuing bodies span county health systems, municipal retirement boards, state transportation agencies, and county juvenile justice departments.

The geographic spread includes Washington, Arizona, California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with no clear concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations with proposals due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical procedure carve-out network offering bundled payment models for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures with proposals due October 7, 2026; and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services with historical annual spending of approximately $8.7 million. The code shows recent activity but limited relevance to the orthopedic implant procurement it nominally describes.