UNSPSC 85721552: Removal of autologous tissue substitute from left tarsal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of autologous tissue substitute from left tarsal 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 0SPJ07Z

UNSPSC 85721552 Removal of autologous tissue substitute from left tarsal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under it. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent solicitations reflect medical evaluation services, health plan surgery carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve the tarsal joint procedure named in the code. State and local procurement systems appear to have tagged these opportunities with this code in error, or the code has been repurposed in practice to cover broader medical and health services procurement.

The issuing bodies sourcing under this code include city retirement offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office on behalf of fire and police pension boards), municipal health authorities (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara Health System), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county corrections and juvenile justice agencies (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and county health coalitions (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP for ferry system employees (due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026), the City of Long Beach's surgical carve-out benefit program RFP (due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing pool qualification vehicle (due October 7, 2026). Given the disconnect between the code's clinical name and the work actually being purchased, this code does not represent a reliable signal for business development targeting in health services procurement.