UNSPSC 85723213: Replacement of left knee joint, femoral surface with synthetic substitute, uncemented, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left knee joint, femoral surface with synthetic substitute, uncemented, 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 0SRU0JA

UNSPSC 85723213 Replacement of left knee joint, femoral surface with synthetic substitute, uncemented, open approach is a Commodity code describing a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not solicit knee implants or orthopedic device procurement. Instead, the code captures a diverse set of health benefit management, occupational health screening, and medical staffing services—most prominently pharmacy benefit management, medical record review and disability evaluations, occupational medical surveillance, surgical center-of-excellence carve-out administration, emergency and specialty medical care coordination, and temporary clinical staffing. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (a surgical implant procedure) and what is actually being bought suggests either that state and local procurement offices are tagging operational health-management services under an inappropriately specific procedure code, or that the UNSPSC assignment in the source data is misaligned with the work. The issuing bodies include county healthcare consortiums, state departments of transportation, municipal retirement boards, city human resources departments, county juvenile probation departments, and regional health systems—a mix spanning administrative, operational, and clinical procurement.

Geographic activity in the recent opportunities spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington (statewide), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) to conduct disability medical record summaries and physician examinations for approximately 75 annual pension applications at a $750,000 five-year maximum; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical center-of-excellence carve-out benefits covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, and oncology procedures (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 7,200 members at roughly $8.7 million annual spend (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026). The County of Santa Clara Health System is maintaining a non-exclusive qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing in 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026), while Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for hospital and specialty medical providers serving detained youth (071626BNM, due September 25, 2026).