UNSPSC 85761809: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in mediastinum, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in mediastinum, 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 0WWC0KZ

UNSPSC 85761809 Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in mediastinum, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal surgical scope. The six recent opportunities posted under this code — spanning independent medical evaluation services, health plan surgery carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — are administrative healthcare services, benefits management, and workforce solutions rather than surgical procedures or tissue substitutes. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently or erroneously to these opportunities, which represent medical administration and staffing procurement rather than the surgical intervention the code describes.

No representative state and local opportunities under this code warrant pursuit for firms specializing in surgical tissue substitutes or mediastinal surgical services. The issuing bodies posting opportunities tagged to this code include the City of Phoenix, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County, Collier County, and Santa Clara County Health System — spanning city governments, state transportation agencies, county health systems, and county probation departments — but their actual procurement need lies in benefits administration, medical examinations, staffing, and pharmacy services, not surgical supplies or procedures. Business development professionals should verify code assignment through the issuing body's procurement office before investing bid resources, as the mismatch between the code's surgical definition and the administrative healthcare services being solicited signals either tagging error or category drift that may not reflect genuine opportunity in the tissue substitute market.