UNSPSC 85761850: Removal of autologous tissue substitute from mediastinum, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of autologous 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 0WPC07Z

UNSPSC 85761850 "Removal of autologous tissue substitute from mediastinum, open approach" is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for tissue removal, but the six recent opportunities identified under this code—spanning independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, detention-facility emergency care, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—represent healthcare administration, benefits management, and clinical staffing services rather than surgical intervention. State and local governments are not currently soliciting the procedure the code purports to describe.

The mismatch between the code's surgical scope and the actual opportunities suggests either systematic classification error or that the code has been repurposed as a catch-all for health services procurement. The issuing bodies span city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal employee benefits programs (Long Beach, Collier County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), and county health systems (Santa Clara). Recent activity is geographically dispersed across Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas, with no concentration in a single jurisdiction. Without evidence that state and local governments are actually procuring the mediastinal tissue-removal procedure this code nominally describes, pursuit under the stated code is not warranted.