UNSPSC 85724064: Supplement right hip joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right hip joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0SU94KZ

UNSPSC 85724064 Supplement right hip joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows no material alignment between its nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure code—and the state and local opportunities recently tagged under it. The recent solicitations include independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, Centers of Excellence carve-out programs for surgical procedures, occupational medical surveillance services, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these opportunities involve procurement of orthopedic joint implants or implant-related surgical services. The code appears to reflect a data-entry or taxonomy-mapping error rather than meaningful state and local procurement activity in orthopedic joint supplementation.

The opportunities that are currently tagged under this code span multiple issuing bodies—municipal retirement systems (City of Phoenix), municipal employee benefit programs (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile detention health services (Harris County), county benefits administration (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara County)—across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. None of these solicitations target implant manufacturers, implant distributors, or orthopedic surgical procedure vendors. Given the disconnect between the code's stated scope and the work actually being solicited, firms evaluating this code for orthopedic joint implant opportunities should treat it as inactive and investigate whether a different UNSPSC classification more accurately reflects state and local procurement in that market.