UNSPSC 85642020: Drainage of right lower leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia with drainage device, 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 with drainage device, 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 0J9N00Z

UNSPSC 85642020 Drainage of right lower leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that represents a specific surgical procedure code, yet state and local government procurement activity under this code shows no alignment with surgical or medical device procurement. Instead, the recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect broader health-care administration and benefits-management services—independent medical evaluations for disability determination, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health-professional staffing. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (a particular surgical technique) and the work actually being solicited suggests either a cataloging error or a systematic use of clinical procedure codes to tag health-care contracting work that falls outside their intended medical taxonomy. State and local jurisdictions soliciting under this code span city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county probation authorities, and county human-resources procurement offices.

Recent opportunities show geographic spread across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is requesting proposals for independent medical evaluation services to support disability pension determinations for approximately 75 annual applications, with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000 and proposals due October 16, 2026. The City of Long Beach is seeking a surgical benefit carve-out program for its Anthem PPO plan covering approximately 3,800 active employees and retirees, with evaluation weighted heavily toward method of approach and organizational capacity rather than cost, targeting contract execution by April 1, 2027. The Washington State Department of Transportation is procuring occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 locations statewide, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a cost-based evaluation model. The County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a non-exclusive vendor pool for temporary health-professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, with proposals due October 7, 2026. Because the code appears to be systematically misapplied to health-care administration rather than surgical procedure work, prospective vendors should verify the actual commodity or service classification in any solicitation before committing resources to pursuit.