UNSPSC 85721517: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from left metatarsal-phalangeal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from left metatarsal-phalangeal 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 0SPN0KZ

UNSPSC 85721517 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from left metatarsal-phalangeal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code's clinical specificity—a surgical procedure involving removal of artificial joint material from a specific foot location—does not align with the state and local procurement opportunities posted under this code, which instead soliciting medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, health professional staffing, and surgical care networks. The mismatch between the code's narrow procedural scope and the broad healthcare administration and staffing work actually being bought suggests this code is not the appropriate taxonomy tier for these opportunities, or the opportunities have been tagged incorrectly in the source system.

The recent opportunities sourced under this code span health system employers across multiple states and issuing-body types—a city pension administrator (City of Phoenix), a large municipality (City of Long Beach), a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile detention system (Harris County), a county board of commissioners (Collier County, Florida), and a regional health system (County of Santa Clara, California)—but none procure the specific tissue-substitute removal procedure the code nominates. Without opportunities that actually solicit this surgical procedure or its related materials and supplies, this code presents no actionable procurement signal for business development targeting state and local buyers.