UNSPSC 85705029: Supplement left tarsal with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left tarsal with autologous tissue substitute, 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 0QUM07Z

UNSPSC 85705029 Supplement left tarsal with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that represents a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code shows minimal alignment with its nominal surgical scope. The five most recent opportunities tagged to this code include inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management for a county employee health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services for county members, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services. None of these solicitations involve tarsal joint supplementation or orthopedic procedures; the code's application to these healthcare service contracts appears to be a taxonomy classification mismatch rather than genuine procurement activity in orthopedic implants or surgical supplies.

Given the absence of relevant recent opportunities actually soliciting orthopedic tissue substitutes or tarsal procedures under this code, state and local procurement activity for this specific UNSPSC commodity is not evident in the current marketplace. The jurisdictions issuing healthcare-related RFPs (Columbus Consolidated Government in Georgia, Collier County and Monroe County in Florida, San Mateo County in California, and Santa Monica in California) are procuring operational healthcare services and management rather than surgical implants or tissue products. This code does not show active state and local demand for the product category it nominally describes.