UNSPSC 85723945: Fusion of left knee joint with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left knee joint with synthetic substitute, 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 0SGD3JZ

UNSPSC 85723945 Fusion of left knee joint with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code with a significant mismatch between its clinical procedure-specific title and the actual work state and local governments are soliciting. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve orthopedic surgical procedures or implants; instead, they cover occupational medical surveillance, disability medical record review and summarization, medical benefit administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and emergency healthcare services for detained youth. This suggests either persistent taxonomy misclassification in state and local procurement systems or data attribution error. State and local buyers under this code span city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation agencies, county juvenile probation departments, and county human resources divisions — a broad mix of public-sector healthcare purchasers with no dominant repeat buyer pattern in the recent sample.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 total maximum compensation over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferries personnel across 14 Washington locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefits carve-out network management (HR26753, due October 7, 2026, targeting April 2027 implementation), and Santa Clara County Health System's request for a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Given the procedural and administrative nature of the recent opportunities rather than surgical implant or device procurement, this code shows little relevant recent state and local activity in its stated commodity domain.