UNSPSC 85771242: Alteration of left elbow region with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of left elbow region with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0X0C0KZ

UNSPSC 85771242 Alteration of left elbow region with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—orthopedic surgical procedure coding—bears little relation to the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities reflect a fundamental mismatch: state and local governments are not procuring elbow-replacement surgeries under this code. Instead, the tagged solicitations cover occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical record review and independent medical evaluations, specialty surgical carve-out networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these activities align with surgical alteration of the elbow joint.

The code shows little relevant recent activity. The source includes six tagged opportunities across Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas, but none purchase or contract for orthopedic surgical procedures. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement systems that apply this code, or a significant drift between the UNSPSC taxonomy and the way jurisdictions classify healthcare-related services and medical staffing solicitations. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for orthopedic surgery procurement purposes and investigate whether state and local elbow-replacement surgery volume, if any, is being tagged under a different commodity or family code.