UNSPSC 85723548: Fusion of left knee joint with internal fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left knee joint with internal fixation device, 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 0SGD04Z

UNSPSC 85723548 Fusion of left knee joint with internal fixation device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six recent solicitations tagged to this code—independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—address administrative healthcare services, clinical staffing, and benefits management, not orthopedic surgical procedures or implantable medical devices. The code's nominal scope (a specific surgical procedure involving knee fusion and internal fixation) does not align with what state and local governments are actually buying under this tag in current market activity.

The mismatch suggests either a data-classification error in the source opportunities or a systematic misapplication of this commodity code to healthcare services procurement more broadly. A business development professional evaluating pursuit under this code should confirm the accurate UNSPSC mapping before investing in capture activity, as the tagged opportunities do not reflect demand for the surgical procedure or device the code nominally describes.