UNSPSC 85761779: Change other device in chest wall, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to change other device in chest wall, external 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 0W28XYZ

UNSPSC 85761779 "Change other device in chest wall, external approach" is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its nominal scope. The five recent opportunities tagged to this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care delivery, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve implantable chest-wall devices or their replacement. The code shows little relevant recent activity; the opportunities appear to be mislabeled against the UNSPSC taxonomy.

State and local procurement under this code, when it does occur, would ordinarily cover the procurement or replacement of implantable cardiac or pulmonary devices (such as pacemakers, defibrillators, or ventricular assist devices) through healthcare delivery contracts or direct medical equipment purchase. The recent opportunities instead reflect healthcare service delivery and administration — a categorical mismatch. Geographic spread and issuing-body concentration cannot be meaningfully characterized from these records, as they do not represent actual procurement under the device code itself. Business development professionals evaluating this code should monitor for future opportunities tagged to chest-wall device procurement or replacement through state health department contracts, hospital system RFPs, or correctional healthcare service agreements, where device supply and installation would be a material line item rather than incidental to broader service scope.