UNSPSC 85723946: Fusion of left knee joint with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left knee joint with autologous tissue 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 0SGD37Z

UNSPSC 85723946 Fusion of left knee joint with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code describing a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it bear no meaningful connection to this clinical intervention—the code shows no relevant procurement activity at the state or local government level. The opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs for city employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing for a county health system. None of these solicitations involve fusion of knee joints or procurement of orthopedic surgical services themselves; instead they address pension medical reviews, employee health benefits design, occupational health compliance, detention facility care, pharmacy administration, and clinical staffing. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how these opportunities were tagged or a fundamental misalignment between the code's nominal scope and current state and local procurement patterns.

No recent state and local procurement opportunities exist for the actual service described by this UNSPSC code—fusion of knee joints with autologous tissue. State and local governments do not typically procure individual surgical procedures as discrete contract line items; orthopedic surgery is delivered through health system contracts, employment-based benefits programs, or managed care networks, none of which appear as standalone procedure codes in these recent solicitations. The code should be evaluated as inactive for direct state and local procurement purposes. If your firm performs orthopedic surgery or supplies autologous tissue products, pursue opportunities through benefits carve-out RFPs (such as the City of Long Beach knee, hip, and orthopedic procedure program noted in the tagged opportunities) or through health system service contracts rather than through this commodity code.