UNSPSC 85771822: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from left upper extremity, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from left upper extremity, 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 0XP70KZ

UNSPSC 85771822 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from left upper extremity, open approach is a Commodity code that does not describe the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. Recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code center on occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs, and specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which involve the removal of tissue substitutes from an upper extremity. The code appears to be a medical procedure classifier misapplied to procurement solicitations for health services administration and benefits management, and state and local activity under this code shows little relevance to its nominal clinical scope.

The source contains no state and local contract opportunities that substantively address tissue substitute removal or the surgical procedure named in the code. Issuers include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of the Washington State Ferries), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System, spanning Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas. Because the code's taxonomy definition and the recent opportunities sourced under it are fundamentally misaligned, the code presents no actionable signal for vendors specializing in orthopedic or reconstructive surgical services.