UNSPSC 85642063: Alteration 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 alteration 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 0J0P0ZZ

UNSPSC 85642063 (Alteration of left lower leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, open approach) is a Commodity code that does not align with the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this code designation. The recent opportunities tagged with this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical carve-out networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which correspond to the orthopedic surgical procedure named in the code's taxonomy. This mismatch suggests either a data-tagging error in the procurement system or the code is being misapplied to capture broader healthcare service procurement that falls outside the code's surgical scope.

The issuing bodies include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county government (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), municipalities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), and local pension boards. Activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services—approximately 75 disability benefit evaluations annually, with a maximum five-year contract value of $750,000, proposals due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach's RFP (HR26753) for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits covering approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees, proposals due October 7, 2026; and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP (RFP20260825) for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations, proposals due October 9, 2026. Given the code-opportunity mismatch, this code warrants close review before pursuit to confirm whether the filing is intentional or erroneous.