UNSPSC 85653438: Drainage of right lower arm and wrist muscle with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right lower arm and wrist muscle with drainage device, 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 0K9900Z

UNSPSC 85653438 Drainage of right lower arm and wrist muscle with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its clinical procedural scope. The six recent opportunities posted across Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida—spanning independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—are health administration, employee benefit management, and occupational health services rather than orthopedic surgical procedures. The code's nominal scope addresses a specific operative drainage procedure on the forearm and wrist, which does not map to any of these health system or municipal purchasing categories.

State and local procurement under this code does not appear to be active at this time. The misalignment between the code's clinical taxonomy and the health-services opportunities actually being solicited by county health systems, municipalities, and state agencies suggests either a coding classification error in the source data or minimal current state and local demand for this specific surgical procedure as a discrete contracting vehicle. Entities purchasing orthopedic surgical services or facility-based surgical procedures typically solicit through broader health services or facility management codes rather than procedure-specific UNSPSC commodity classifications.