UNSPSC 85771947: Alteration of left upper extremity with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of left upper extremity with synthetic substitute, percutaneous 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 0X073JZ

UNSPSC 85771947 Alteration of left upper extremity with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—does not align with the actual state and local procurement activity recently tagged under it. The recent opportunities show no orthopedic surgical procedures being procured. Instead, the code has been applied to six diverse health and benefits solicitations spanning independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing. The mismatch signals either classification error at the source or a systematic tagging drift that makes this code's actual procurement signal unreliable for business development targeting.

The six recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas, issued by the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System, Washington State Department of Transportation, and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department—a mix of municipal, county, and state-level entities with no clear repeat buyer pattern. Representative solicitations include the Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical carve-out benefits management covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures (due October 7, 2026, targeting go-live April 1, 2027), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferries locations (due October 9, 2026, two-year term with extension options). Given the code's mismatch with its nominal scope and the diversity of actual work being tagged, treating this code as a reliable procurement signal is not recommended without verification of how the issuing bodies are applying it.