UNSPSC 85704836: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right patella, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right patella, 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 0QPD4KZ

UNSPSC 85704836 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right patella, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows a mismatch between its narrow clinical-procedure nomenclature and the actual state and local medical and health-related services being solicited under this classification. Recent opportunities posted against this code involve occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out administration, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve orthopedic tissue removal procedures. The code appears to be applied as a catch-all medical services category rather than as a specific procedural code, suggesting either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or use of UNSPSC healthcare taxonomy at a tier that does not align with clinical specificity.

State and local issuing bodies using this code span county health systems, county commissioners' offices, state transportation departments, municipal retirement boards, juvenile probation departments, and independent school district or county-affiliated health consortiums across Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal and vessel locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026 with pre-bid August 31, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for a qualified vendor pool of temporary health professionals across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees (RFP 25-8414, initially due April 9, 2026). Activity under this code does not reflect the narrowly defined surgical procedure in its name and warrants verification of actual procurement intent before pursuit.