UNSPSC 85642031: Drainage of right 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 right 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 0J9G0ZZ

UNSPSC 85642031 Drainage of right lower arm subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under it by state and local governments. The recent opportunities tagged to this code cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for public safety disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in detention, and related healthcare administration — none of which align with the specific orthopedic surgical procedure named in the code's definition. The mismatch suggests either a systematic miscoding by the issuing bodies or a data artifact; the code itself appears to have little relevance to current state and local procurement activity.

State and local solicitation activity under this code, as tagged in recent postings, spans health systems, county human resources and benefits programs, state transportation agencies, juvenile justice departments, and municipal retirement offices. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations (due October 16, 2026 for a five-year, $750,000 contract), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Geographic activity appears concentrated in Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas based on recent postings. Given the code's orthopedic surgical specificity and the mismatch with actual opportunities, pursuit strategy should verify the correct UNSPSC code with the issuing body before engaging.