UNSPSC 85642053: Destruction of left lower leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left 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 0J5P0ZZ

UNSPSC 85642053 Destruction of left lower leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure and does not align with the scope of work reflected in recent opportunities posted under this classification.

The recent opportunities tagged to this code — independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical benefit carve-out networks for municipal employees (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers (Washington State Department of Transportation), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (Santa Clara County Health System) — are administrative healthcare services, benefits management, occupational medicine, and clinical staffing. None involve orthopedic surgical procedure coding or billing. This mismatch suggests the UNSPSC taxonomy assignment for these opportunities is erroneous or reflects administrative categorization rather than the clinical work content. State and local procurement under this code does not currently surface substantive opportunities for vendors in the surgical services or procedure-specific medical device supply chain.