UNSPSC 85724266: Fusion of right hip joint with internal fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right hip joint with internal fixation device, 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 0SG944Z

UNSPSC 85724266, Fusion of right hip joint with internal fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity), does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure code from a clinical classification system; the most recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this UNSPSC tag solicitation for independent medical evaluation services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve hip fusion procedures or orthopedic implant procurement. The mismatch indicates that the code has been applied to opportunities that fall outside its nominal scope, or that it has been mistagged in the source database.

State and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect a coherent commodity category. Recent solicitations issued by the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical records review and independent medical examinations), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), the City of Long Beach (surgical procedure networks), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (inpatient and emergency services for detained youth), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary ancillary health professional staffing) represent discrete administrative and clinical service procurements unrelated to orthopedic implant acquisition or surgical procedure codes. A business development professional should verify the correct UNSPSC classification for intended opportunities rather than rely on this code's recent tagging history.