UNSPSC 85651830: Excision of right shoulder muscle, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right shoulder muscle, 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 0KB50ZZ

UNSPSC 85651830 Excision of right shoulder muscle, open approach is a Commodity code that carries a clinical surgical procedure descriptor misaligned with state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not solicit surgical procedures themselves but instead solicit administrative, occupational health, and benefits-management services — independent medical evaluation coordination, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical care network management. The code's medical specificity (right shoulder excision) does not match the purchasing pattern, which spans medical administration, benefits consulting, and provider network services for public employees, retirees, and detention populations.

Issuing bodies include county human resources and benefits divisions, state transportation departments, county health systems, county juvenile probation departments, and city retirement boards — a mix of benefits administrators, occupational safety offices, and health system procurement functions rather than surgery providers. Recent activity spans Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services, $750,000 over five years, due October 16, 2026), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 WSF locations, due October 9, 2026), California (City of Long Beach RFP for surgical and oncology Centers of Excellence carve-out benefit programs for 3,800 employees, due October 7, 2026; County of Santa Clara Health System RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026), Florida (Collier County RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members, approximately $8.7 million annually in historical spend, due April 9, 2026), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, due September 25, 2026). The code shows no coherent procurement signal — the procedure descriptor does not reflect what state and local governments are actually buying under it.