UNSPSC 85715151: Removal of autologous tissue substitute from right temporomandibular joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of autologous tissue substitute from right temporomandibular joint, 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 0RPC47Z

UNSPSC 85715151 Removal of autologous tissue substitute from right temporomandibular joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually soliciting under this designation. The recent opportunities record shows no procurement aligned with the code's surgical procedure title. Instead, the tagged solicitations span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, specialty surgical networks for employee benefits, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve removal of tissue substitutes from the temporomandibular joint or any surgical procedure at that anatomical specificity. The code appears to be a medical procedure classification that state and local procurement offices have applied to broader health services and staffing solicitations, but the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual buying activity is substantial enough that pursuing this code as a surgical-procedure category would be misguided.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities block span county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), city retirement systems (City of Phoenix), municipal health systems (City of Long Beach), and state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), with no clear concentration among repeat buyers under this specific code. Geographic activity appears in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, though the limited sample size and the fundamental misalignment between code and solicitation content make geographic trend assessment unreliable. No response dates or contract values tied to the Commodity code itself are actionable — the underlying opportunities are real and represent substantial health services procurement, but they are not meaningfully indexed to this surgical procedure code. State and local procurement professionals should verify the correct code assignment before pursuing work in any of these health services categories.