UNSPSC 85723238: Replacement of right hip joint, femoral surface with ceramic synthetic substitute, uncemented, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right hip joint, femoral surface with ceramic 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 0SRR03A

UNSPSC 85723238 Replacement of right hip joint, femoral surface with ceramic synthetic substitute, uncemented, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes orthopedic surgical implants, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with medical device procurement and instead reflect healthcare service contracting across multiple domains—disability medical evaluations, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefit administration, specialty pharmacy management, and clinical staffing. The code appears to be systematically misapplied in state and local procurement systems to classify healthcare service work that falls outside orthopedic implant supply or installation.

Recent opportunities tagged to this code originate from diverse issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out administration through Centers of Excellence), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth). The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington State, with no concentrated activity in any single region. Given the fundamental mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited, firms pursuing orthopedic implant sales or installation should not rely on this code for pipeline development; vendors positioned in healthcare staffing, benefit administration, medical evaluation services, or occupational health surveillance may encounter this code in state systems but should validate scope alignment during RFP review rather than assume code accuracy.