UNSPSC 85642369: Extirpation of matter from left hand subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left hand subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous 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 0JCK3ZZ

UNSPSC 85642369 Extirpation of matter from left hand subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a surgical procedure — removal of subcutaneous matter from the left hand using a percutaneous approach — but the recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve such procedures. The six most recent state and local solicitations posted under this code encompass independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing for hospital systems. None of these opportunities involve hand surgery, subcutaneous tissue extraction, or the clinical service the code nominally describes.

The mismatch between code assignment and actual scope of work suggests either a data-entry error in the state and local procurement system or a systematic misuse of this code tier. State and local buyers should verify their procurement taxonomy assignments if considering this code as an opportunity filter. No vendor pursuing state and local contracts in hand surgery or percutaneous tissue extraction procedures should expect to find relevant opportunities under this UNSPSC classification based on current posting patterns.