UNSPSC 85723551: Fusion of right knee joint with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right knee joint with synthetic substitute, 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 0SGC0JZ

UNSPSC 85723551 Fusion of right knee joint with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code tagged to a medical procedure classification that does not align with the state and local procurement activity recorded under it. The recent opportunities solicited under this code—independent medical evaluations for public safety 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—involve health service administration, managed care networks, occupational health compliance, and clinical staffing. None involves orthopedic fusion procedures or implant procurement. The code shows no recent activity for the purchase of joint replacement components, surgical implants, or procedural supplies that the code name suggests.

The issuing bodies span city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal governments (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County, Collier County), and regional transit authorities. The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Because the code's nominal scope—fusion of right knee joint with synthetic substitute—does not match the health administration and staffing services actually being tagged under it, this code does not represent a meaningful procurement opportunity for vendors in orthopedic surgery, joint replacement components, or surgical implants. A mismatch between the assigned UNSPSC code and the goods or services requested signals a data classification error rather than a procurement category worth pursuing.