UNSPSC 85704635: Removal of autologous tissue substitute from left patella, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of autologous tissue substitute from 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 0QPF07Z

UNSPSC 85704635 Removal of autologous tissue substitute from left patella, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure (removal of tissue graft from the kneecap via open surgery), but the six recent opportunities tagged under it involve occupational medical surveillance, disability evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out benefit programs, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involves removal of autologous tissue grafts. The mismatch suggests either a data classification error or a systematic misalignment between the code taxonomy and the purchasing systems issuing these opportunities.

The recent opportunities do reflect meaningful state and local health-services buying across multiple jurisdictions and issuing-body types. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 (maximum compensation $750,000 over five years); the City of Long Beach issued an RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit management due October 7, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System issued an RFQ for temporary health professional staffing services due October 7, 2026. Activity appears across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with mixed issuing bodies including city retirement systems, municipal human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county health systems, and county probation departments. However, none of this buying relates to the specific procedure named in the commodity code, making this code an unreliable signal for vendors pursuing state and local medical services opportunities.