UNSPSC 85642429: Division of left lower leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to division of left lower leg 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 0J8P3ZZ

UNSPSC 85642429 Division of left lower leg subcutaneous tissue and fascia, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that carries a medical procedure classification but shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a surgical procedure for division of lower leg tissue and fascia via percutaneous approach—does not match the actual goods and services state and local governments are buying under this code designation. Recent solicitations posted against 85642429 span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve the orthopedic or podiatric procedure the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office). This fragmentation across unrelated service categories suggests the code is being misapplied in state and local procurement systems rather than serving as a reliable taxonomy bucket for a specific work stream.

Activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and proposals due October 16, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFQ (RFP20260825) for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry system employees across 14 statewide locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; the City of Long Beach's RFP (HR26753) for surgical center-of-excellence carve-out benefits covering approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees, with proposals due October 7, 2026; and Santa Clara County Health System's RFQ (RFSQHHSFY270052) establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories, with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code shows no reliable recent procurement signal—the mismatch between the nominal commodity definition and the actual work solicited indicates that vendors pursuing healthcare or medical services contracts should not rely on this code to identify relevant opportunities and should verify code assignment in each specific solicitation.