UNSPSC 85761848: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from mediastinum, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from 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 0WPC0KZ

UNSPSC 85761848 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from mediastinum, open approach (Commodity) does not align with recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code. The code's nominal scope—a surgical procedure involving removal of synthetic tissue implants from the chest cavity—is a clinical intervention that state and local governments do not typically procure as a standalone service or product. Instead, recent opportunities tagged with this code reflect miscoding by issuing procurement offices and actually encompass occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, health plan surgical carve-out networks, and temporary clinical staffing arrangements. The issuing bodies are diverse municipal and county health systems, retirement boards, and human resources departments purchasing administrative healthcare services and workforce staffing, not procedural medical services.

Recent solicitations originate from disparate jurisdictions across multiple states: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services to support disability pension applications, with proposals due October 16, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFQ for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminals with proposals due October 9, 2026; the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) posted an RFSQ for temporary clinical staffing across multiple ancillary categories with proposals due October 7, 2026; and the City of Long Beach (California) posted an RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits management due October 7, 2026. The code shows no coherent procurement category and exhibits clear mismatch between its nominal surgical scope and the administrative healthcare services actually being solicited.