UNSPSC 85652819: Extirpation of matter from left foot muscle, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left foot 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 0KCW0ZZ

UNSPSC 85652819 Extirpation of matter from left foot muscle, open approach is a Commodity code that exhibits a significant mismatch between its nominal medical procedure scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code shows no relevant recent opportunities aligned with surgical procedures on foot muscle tissue. Instead, the recent solicitations tagged under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical carve-out benefits for government employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve extirpation of matter from foot muscle or operative surgery of that specificity. This signals either a classification error in how state and local agencies have tagged their opportunities or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC commodity definition and actual purchasing practice under this code.

The six recent opportunities reflect activity from diverse issuing bodies — a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation), two county governments (Harris County, Collier County), a county health system (Santa Clara), a city retirement office (Phoenix), and a city procurement bureau (Long Beach) — across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Without a coherent scope of work tied to the code's stated commodity, business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for its intended purpose and verify the correct UNSPSC classification before pursuing work in occupational health services, benefits administration, disability medical evaluation, or related health services procurement.