UNSPSC 85373004: Diagnosis of loose body in knee

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a diagnosis of Loose body in knee. Loose body in knee is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as a four digit category under code M23. 4

UNSPSC 85373004 Diagnosis of loose body in knee is a Commodity code intended to classify diagnostic medical procedures, but the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it bears no meaningful connection to orthopedic imaging or diagnosis. The three recent opportunities tagged to this code involve a Diagnostic Imaging PACS system procurement at San Mateo Medical Center, special education contracted services at Birdville Independent School District, and temporary health professional staffing at Santa Clara County Health System—none of which directly address knee imaging or loose body diagnosis. The mismatch suggests either a classification error in the source data or that state and local procurement offices are using this code as a catch-all for health-related services outside its nominal scope. No relevant recent activity supports pursuit under this code's stated commodity definition.

The geographic distribution across California, Texas, and California again reflects scattered health-system and school-district purchasing, but the opportunities themselves—a PACS enterprise implementation (San Mateo County, RFP due October 21, 2026), specialized education staffing across 30 campuses (Birdville ISD, sealed proposals due October 21, 2026), and ancillary clinical staffing qualification pools (Santa Clara County Health System, RFQ due October 7, 2026)—represent infrastructure, human services, and staffing procurement rather than diagnostic procedures. Firms pursuing health-sector state and local work should verify code assignments directly with issuing bodies, as this commodity classification does not align with the actual goods and services being solicited.