UNSPSC 85642006: Excision of right upper leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right upper leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, 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 0JBL0ZZ

UNSPSC 85642006 Excision of right upper leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach is a Commodity code that does not map to active state and local procurement activity. The code names a specific surgical procedure — removal of subcutaneous tissue and fascia from the right upper leg using an open surgical approach — yet recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code reflect occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation, pharmacy benefit management, health professional temporary staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these activities involve the surgical procedure the code nominally describes.

The mismatch between the code's procedural scope and the work actually being procured suggests either a classification error in the source data or that this code is being used as a catch-all for medical services broadly. State and local procurement offices do not systematically solicit specific surgical procedures as line items; they solicit medical service contracts, benefit administration, and staffing. Bidders evaluating this code should verify any RFP or RFQ notice independently rather than rely on the code classification alone, as the code appears to have little relevance to the substantive work state and local governments are buying in this space right now.