UNSPSC 85723434: Removal of liner from right knee joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of liner from right knee 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 0SPC09Z

UNSPSC 85723434 (Removal of liner from right knee joint, open approach) is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently being tracked under it. Recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical carve-out programs for municipal employees, and emergency services for detained youth — none of which involves orthopedic surgical implant removal or joint surgery. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the state and local solicitations tagged to it are administrative and staffing services with no connection to operative implant management.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with the issuing bodies comprising city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation agencies, county probation departments, and county boards of commissioners. Without representative opportunities that align to the code's stated scope, the code shows a fundamental mismatch between its UNSPSC taxonomy definition and actual state and local procurement demand being labeled against it. This misalignment suggests either a data-classification error in the source or a pattern of incorrect code assignment that warrants clarification before pursuing opportunities under this designation.