UNSPSC 85652837: Drainage of right lower leg muscle, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right lower leg 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 0K9S0ZZ

UNSPSC 85652837 "Drainage of right lower leg muscle, open approach" is a Commodity code whose nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure — bears no relationship to the state and local procurement activity currently posted under it. The recent opportunities solicited under this code include independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance for state transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these activities involve drainage of lower leg muscle tissue or surgical intervention of any kind. The code shows a mismatch between its technical clinical nomenclature and the actual health services management, staffing, and benefit administration work being procured by state and local bodies.

The issuing bodies include city pension boards and retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal human resources departments (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), county commissioners' offices managing employee benefits (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear concentration in any single state. Recent representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a response deadline of October 16, 2026 and maximum compensation of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services with proposals due October 9, 2026; and Santa Clara County Health System's non-exclusive qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing with proposals due October 7, 2026. This code warrants reassessment for proper taxonomy alignment before pursuing opportunities listed under it.