UNSPSC 85642057: Destruction of left hand subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left hand 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 0J5K0ZZ

UNSPSC 85642057 Destruction of left hand subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach is a Commodity code showing a fundamental mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity under this code. The recent opportunities posted with this code designation do not involve surgical procedures on subcutaneous tissue or fascia; instead, they reflect requests for occupational health services, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical care coordination for employees and dependent beneficiaries. State and local governments are using this code to tag benefits administration, medical surveillance, and managed care services rather than direct surgical intervention. The issuing bodies include county human resources and benefits divisions, municipal retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, and juvenile detention authorities—a broad cross-section of state and local employers and service providers.

Recent opportunities span multiple states and regions. The Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). The City of Phoenix Retirement Office requested independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel (RTMRFP26001, RFP, due October 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., maximum contract value $750,000 over five years). The City of Long Beach sought proposals for a surgical benefit carve-out program serving approximately 3,800 active employees and retirees (HR26753, RFP, due October 7, 2026). Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual pharmacy spending near $8.7 million (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026). Santa Clara County Health System solicited temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (071626BNM, RFI, due September 25, 2026). The code shows activity across California, Arizona, Washington, Florida, and Texas, though the code assignment appears to reflect administrative or benefits-related categorization rather than a surgical procedure classification.