UNSPSC 85732116: Replacement of left kidney pelvis via natural or artificial opening nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left kidney pelvis via natural or artificial opening nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening. 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 0TR47KZ

UNSPSC 85732116, Replacement of left kidney pelvis via natural or artificial opening nonautologous tissue substitute, is a Commodity code that shows no alignment with the recent state and local procurement opportunities posted under it. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure involving kidney replacement; however, the six recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code involve occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit management through Centers of Excellence networks, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these opportunities involve kidney transplant procedures or organ replacement surgery. The issuing bodies span city retirement boards (Phoenix), municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation departments (Harris County), and county human resources divisions (Collier County), but their actual procurement needs fall outside the scope the code nominally describes.

The geographic distribution of the recent opportunities covers Arizona (Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Boards), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County, Collier County), Washington State (Washington State Ferries), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). Because the code does not reflect what these jurisdictions are actually buying, the code itself appears to carry a classification error at the point of tagging. Vendors evaluating opportunities under this code should verify the actual work scope in each RFP or RFQ before committing resources, as the UNSPSC categorization does not predict the nature of the opportunity.