UNSPSC 85705316: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right tarsal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right tarsal, 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 0QPL3KZ

UNSPSC 85705316, Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right tarsal, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code. However, the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code show little alignment with its nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure. Instead, the opportunities reflect broader occupational health, medical surveillance, pension disability evaluation, and health plan administration work that state and local agencies are sourcing currently. The mismatch between the code's surgical-procedure title and the actual procurement activity suggests this code is not tracking relevant medical service procurement in the state and local space at present.

Recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's request for independent medical evaluation services to support disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's solicitation for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry-system locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System's establishment of a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026), and the City of Long Beach's request for surgical and medical procedure carve-out services through Centers of Excellence (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026). Issuing bodies span state departments, counties, cities, and regional health systems. The geographic spread includes Arizona, Washington, California, and Florida. Given the disconnect between the code's designated scope and the actual work being bought, this code warrants close review to determine whether it accurately represents the procurement category or whether opportunities are being misclassified upstream.