UNSPSC 85714761: Removal of spacer from right temporomandibular joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer from right temporomandibular joint, 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 0RPC08Z

UNSPSC 85714761, Removal of spacer from right temporomandibular joint, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful recent activity aligned with its stated scope. The most recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code involve independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, occupational health surveillance, specialty surgical carve-out benefit administration, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary ancillary health professional staffing — none of which involves temporomandibular joint surgery or orthopedic procedures. The code appears to be a medical procedure classification that does not map to state and local procurement activity as currently tagged.

The mismatch suggests either a systematic tagging error in the source data or that state and local governments rarely or never issue procurement notices for specific surgical procedures under UNSPSC coding. The opportunities actually posted under this code reflect healthcare administration, benefits management, and staffing services rather than clinical procedures themselves. Entities pursuing this code should verify whether the code remains active for state and local use and whether procurement opportunities in occupational medicine, medical surveillance, or disability evaluation services better describe the actual buying activity currently occurring in this category.