UNSPSC 85652119: Extirpation of matter from left thorax muscle, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left thorax muscle, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0KCJ4ZZ

UNSPSC 85652119 Extirpation of matter from left thorax muscle, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged to this code — independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical procedure carve-out benefits (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation), specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (Santa Clara County Health System) — involve medical and health administrative services entirely unrelated to thoracic surgical extraction procedures. The code's nominal scope describes a specific clinical procedure (percutaneous endoscopic removal of matter from left thorax muscle), yet the tagged opportunities address occupational health examinations, pension medical reviews, surgical networks, pharmacy administration, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve the procedure named in the code.

The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the scope of work actually being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by the issuing bodies or that this code has been repurposed in practice to capture broader health service categories outside its procedural scope. State and local procurement offices do not typically solicit individual surgical procedures as standalone line items; instead, they contract for health benefit plans, occupational health programs, medical staffing services, and administrative health support. No concrete evidence appears in the source that state and local governments are purchasing thoracic surgical services under this code number, and pursue-worthy opportunities aligned with the code's nominal definition do not appear in recent postings.