UNSPSC 85781637: Supplement left ankle region with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left ankle 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 0YUL0KZ

UNSPSC 85781637 Supplement left ankle region with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with the procedural scope. The code sees activity from a mix of state departments, counties, and cities, but the recent solicitations—independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—do not involve orthopedic surgical implants or ankle-region tissue supplementation. The Phoenix Retirement Office sought disability medical record summary and independent medical evaluation services; the City of Long Beach solicited a Centers of Excellence surgical benefit program covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures; the Washington State Department of Transportation requested occupational medical surveillance for ferries employees; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty hospital services for detained youth; Collier County sought pharmacy benefit management; and Santa Clara Health System established a vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing. The code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement and does not reflect the procurement of the product or service its UNSPSC name describes.

Geographic spread includes Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington (statewide via WSDOT), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with no concentration in any single state or region. Representative recent opportunities span multiple issuing-body types and procurement formats: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach issued an RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs due October 7, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFP for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services due September 25, 2026; Collier County Board of County Commissioners posted an RFP for pharmacy benefit management (with a historical spend of approximately $8.7 million annually); and Santa Clara Health System solicited a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being procured suggests that this code is not the appropriate taxonomy tier for these health services opportunities.