UNSPSC 85716123: Revision of autologous tissue substitute in thoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of autologous tissue substitute in thoracic vertebral joint, 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 0RW637Z

UNSPSC 85716123 Revision of autologous tissue substitute in thoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code nominally refers to orthopedic surgical procedures involving autologous tissue substitutes, yet the state and local contract opportunities tagged under it span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve tissue revision procedures or thoracic vertebral joint surgery. The mismatch suggests either a taxonomy tagging error in the state and local procurement system or that this code serves as a default placeholder for medical services procurement that does not map to a specific orthopedic surgical line item.

No opportunities in the recent posting block reflect procurement of the orthopedic surgical procedure the code nominally describes. Issuers include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and Santa Clara County Health System — a mix of local benefits administration, state transportation, county juvenile justice, county human resources, and county health systems. Geographic coverage spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. The disconnect between the code name and actual solicitation content indicates this code is unlikely to be a productive area for vendors specializing in orthopedic tissue revision procedures or related surgical supplies and services.