UNSPSC 85704731: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from left patella, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from left patella, 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 0QPF3KZ

UNSPSC 85704731 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from left patella, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity in the recent-opportunities block. The code is a surgical procedure code with clinical specificity (removal of tissue substitute from a specific anatomical site via a defined surgical approach), but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it—independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—represent healthcare administration, benefits contracting, occupational medicine, and clinical staffing, not tissue-removal procedures themselves. State and local governments do not typically procure individual surgical procedures as line-item commodities; rather, they contract with healthcare systems, clinics, providers, or medical administrators to deliver care that includes such procedures when clinically indicated.

The code shows little activity relevant to state and local procurement under its nominal scope. The issuing bodies in the recent block—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System—are acquiring healthcare administration and staffing services, not tissue-removal procedures. A mismatch between code assignment and actual procurement scope signals either miscoding in the state or local procurement system or a data anomaly. Vendors pursuing work under this code should verify the actual scope and evaluation criteria directly from the issuing body's RFP or IFB before committing resources.