UNSPSC 85642029: Drainage of left lower arm subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left lower arm 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 0J9H0ZZ

UNSPSC 85642029, Drainage of left lower arm subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains no solicitations for surgical drainage procedures or related surgical services that match the code's nominal clinical scope. Instead, the recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect health professional staffing, medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, and surgical care network management — administrative and staffing functions rather than specific surgical interventions.

The opportunities span multiple issuing bodies including city retirement offices (Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County), municipal employee benefits functions (Long Beach), and state transportation departments (Washington), with no repeat pattern suggesting sustained procurement demand under this code for its stated clinical procedure. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year maximum (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach requested surgical procedure carve-out benefit program management (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); and the Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). The code shows little decision-relevant activity for vendors pursuing surgical procedure delivery or related clinical work directly aligned with subcutaneous tissue drainage. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the operational content of recent opportunities suggests this code may not reflect actual procurement intent or represents a data-tagging anomaly within the state and local system.