UNSPSC 85704827: Replacement of right patella with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right patella with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0QRD4JZ

UNSPSC 85704827 Replacement of right patella with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code whose title does not align with actual state and local procurement activity under the code. Recent opportunities posted against this code span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, temporary clinical staffing, and surgical center-of-excellence carve-out programs — none of which involve orthopedic implant procurement or surgical procedures matching the code's nominal scope. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that this Commodity code serves as a catch-all placeholder for health benefits administration and medical services contracting rather than medical device procurement. Issuing bodies include city retirement systems, county human services departments, state transportation agencies, and large municipal health systems; the geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington in the recent record.

Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for disability medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, RFP, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services through centers of excellence (HR26753, RFP, due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, RFP, due October 9, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 members (RFP 25-8414, RFP, due April 9, 2026, with historical annual pharmacy spending of approximately $8.7 million). The code shows active procurement activity but exhibits significant semantic drift from its stated medical procedure scope.