UNSPSC 85731523: Insertion of artificial sphincter into bladder, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of artificial sphincter into bladder, open 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 0THB0LZ

UNSPSC 85731523 Insertion of artificial sphincter into bladder, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical implant procedure, but the most recent opportunities posted under this code reflect no actual solicitations for that service. Instead, the six opportunities tagged to this code span unrelated health services categories: occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension boards, surgical carve-out benefit programs for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, and specialty medical procedures through centers of excellence. None of these solicitations involve bladder sphincter implants or related urological procedures. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and probation departments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara Health System, Collier County), city pension boards and municipal human resources offices (Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach), and regional health consortiums. The geographic spread covers Washington State, Arizona, Texas, California, and Florida.

The code shows no substantive recent activity in its stated commodity scope and appears to reflect a classification mismatch rather than active procurement demand for urological surgical implants at the state and local level. The Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), the Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Boards' independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026), and the City of Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out RFP (due October 7, 2026) represent the most concrete recent postings, but none involve the code's nominal product. Business development professionals should verify whether this code is appropriate for their service line or whether a different UNSPSC classification better reflects the actual work being procured in their target markets.