UNSPSC 85704712: Supplement left patella with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left patella with synthetic substitute, percutaneous 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 0QUF3JZ

UNSPSC 85704712 Supplement left patella with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code — independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers (Washington State Department of Transportation), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (Santa Clara County Health System) — are all health plan administration, occupational health, detention-facility care, and staffing services. None of these solicitations involve orthopedic surgical devices, implants, patella replacement, or any procedure-specific medical equipment or supplies that would align with the code's nominal scope.

The mismatch between the code's name and the actual work being procured under it indicates either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement systems or a misalignment in how opportunities are being tagged to UNSPSC codes. State and local buyers appear to be using this code to label general medical and health services rather than surgical implant procurement. If your firm pursues medical device, orthopedic implant, or surgical-supply contracts with state or local health systems, this code as currently tagged does not reflect active procurement demand for those categories. Monitor whether the tagging improves or whether these health services opportunities continue to be misclassified under medical device and procedure codes.