UNSPSC 85651935: Drainage of right shoulder muscle, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right shoulder muscle, 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 0K953ZZ

UNSPSC 85651935 Drainage of right shoulder muscle, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that sits at the granular end of a medical-procedure taxonomy, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect surgical drainage of specific muscle groups. Instead, the issuing bodies—municipal pension boards, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county juvenile justice authorities—are soliciting broad occupational health services, pharmacy benefit administration, surgical benefits carve-outs, and temporary clinical staffing. The code label and the actual procurements show a material mismatch; state and local governments are not sourcing percutaneous shoulder drainage procedures as line items in these solicitations. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office seeks independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations; the City of Long Beach is requesting managed surgical benefits for Centers of Excellence; the Washington State Department of Transportation wants occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations; and the County of Santa Clara is building a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professionals. These solicitations reflect public-sector procurement of health program administration, staffing, and care coordination rather than the specific surgical procedure named in the code.

The recent activity shows no meaningful alignment between code 85651935 and the actual work being bought. Issuing bodies span state transportation agencies, county health systems, municipalities, and special-purpose districts across Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas, but none are soliciting drainage of the right shoulder muscle. The Phoenix RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) is for medical record summarization and disability examination scheduling; the Long Beach RFP (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) addresses surgical benefit network management; the Washington State Ferries RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) covers occupational health examinations across multiple worksites; and the Santa Clara Health System RFSQ (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) seeks temporary staffing across 13 clinical specialties, none specific to orthopedic drainage. This code warrants review for potential miscoding in the state and local procurement systems—the opportunities are substantive and active, but they do not fall within the nominal scope of the Commodity code as named.