UNSPSC 85704616: Supplement right patella with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right patella with autologous tissue 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 0QUD07Z

UNSPSC 85704616, Supplement right patella with autologous tissue substitute, open approach, is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure. Recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with the code's surgical-procedure scope; instead, the opportunities tagged to this code reflect a much broader range of health services procurement — medical evaluation services, surgical benefit management, occupational health surveillance, juvenile detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing — suggesting a potential classification mismatch or overly broad categorization by issuing bodies. The work actually being solicited spans administrative health services (medical record review, disability determinations, Center of Excellence networks), occupational and preventive medicine, emergency and inpatient hospital care, pharmaceutical administration, and temporary staffing across multiple clinical specialties. Issuing bodies include county health systems, city retirement boards, state transportation departments, county probation authorities, county commissioners' offices, and county health consortiums — a mix of health departments, benefits administrators, and operational agencies with healthcare responsibilities rather than surgical providers.

Recent opportunities posted between July and September 2026 span multiple states and regions. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) posted RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services with a five-year, $750,000 maximum contract due October 16, 2026. The City of Long Beach (California) posted RFP HR26753 for surgical benefit carve-out programs for approximately 3,800 employees, with questions due September 9, 2026 and proposals due October 7, 2026. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted RFP RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance across 14 Washington ferry locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference held August 31, 2026. Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) posted RFI 071626BNM for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth due September 25, 2026. Collier County (Florida) issued RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 members with historical annual pharmacy spending of approximately $8.7 million; the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) posted RFSQHHSFY270052 for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code shows scattered activity across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington with no dominant issuing body or geographic concentration.