UNSPSC 85723518: Insertion of infusion device into left knee joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of infusion device into left 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 0SHD03Z

UNSPSC 85723518 Insertion of infusion device into left knee joint, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope does not align with the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The opportunities in the source dataset—comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction—represent administrative healthcare management, telemedicine delivery, and personnel support contracts rather than orthopedic surgical procedures or medical device insertion. The code shows little relevant recent activity in the state and local procurement market as it relates to its stated clinical scope.

The mismatch between the code's definition and the opportunities assigned to it suggests a classification error in the source records rather than a meaningful procurement category for business development purposes. State and local procurement offices do not routinely solicit for specific inpatient surgical procedures indexed to procedural codes; they typically contract for staffed healthcare services, pharmacy administration, or equipment supply at a higher scope level. If your firm provides healthcare staffing, managed pharmacy services, or clinical administration to state or local health systems, jails, counties, or municipalities, the relevant codes are likely to be found in broader healthcare service families rather than in commodity-level surgical procedure codes. Review the UNSPSC Family and Class codes covering healthcare management and staffing services for activity aligned with your service lines.