UNSPSC 85723731: Revision of infusion device in right knee joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of infusion device in right knee joint, percutaneous 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 0SWC33Z

UNSPSC 85723731 Revision of infusion device in right knee joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code with no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the most recent opportunities posted under this code diverge substantially from the code's nominal scope. Recent postings tagged with this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical carve-out benefit management for employee health plans (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers (Washington State Department of Transportation), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management administration (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (County of Santa Clara Health System). None of these solicitations concern orthopedic device revision, knee-joint surgery, percutaneous approaches, or medical device procurement in the sense the code nominally describes.

The classification mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding at the source jurisdictions or that the code is being used as a catch-all for health care service and staffing procurement where no more specific code applies. State and local procurement offices do not appear to use this code for its intended commodity purpose. Activity under this code shows no geographic concentration and spans multiple issuing bodies (county health systems, city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county probation systems) across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, but the work being solicited does not align with medical device procurement, orthopedic procedures, or any activity germane to business development professionals pursuing opportunities in surgical implants or orthopedic device markets. Skip this code.