UNSPSC 85642019: Drainage of right lower leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right lower 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 0J9N0ZZ

UNSPSC 85642019 Drainage of right lower leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a material mismatch between its nominal surgical-procedure scope and the work state and local governments are actually buying under it. Recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect administrative and occupational health services — independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out networks, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — rather than the orthopedic surgical drainage procedure the code name describes. State and local issuers appear to be using this code as a catch-all for health services procurement, not for the specific subcutaneous drainage procedure it nominally identifies.

Recent activity spans multiple jurisdictions and public-sector customer types. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the City of Long Beach issued an RFP for a surgical benefit carve-out program due October 7, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFP for occupational medical surveillance services 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 solicited pharmacy benefit management services; and the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. The code shows no meaningful recent opportunities aligned with its stated surgical commodity scope. Vendors should note that this code's application in state and local procurement diverges significantly from the UNSPSC taxonomy definition, and bid decisions should rest on the actual work being bought — health benefits administration, occupational health programs, and temporary clinical staffing — rather than surgical procedures.