UNSPSC 85653515: Extirpation of matter from left lower arm and wrist muscle, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left lower arm and wrist 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 0KCB3ZZ

UNSPSC 85653515 Extirpation of matter from left lower arm and wrist muscle, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure on the forearm—does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under this classification. Recent solicitations tagged to this code cover occupational medical surveillance, pension disability evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, specialty medical staffing, and youth detention healthcare services—none of which involve the percutaneous removal of tissue from the left lower arm and wrist. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the procurement system or that this code has been repurposed to capture broader health services procurement in ways that diverge significantly from its medical taxonomy definition.

The issuing bodies include state health departments and transportation agencies, county commissioners and juvenile probation departments, and municipal retirement and health systems across California, Washington, Arizona, Texas, and Florida. Geographic spread spans the Southwest (Arizona, California), Pacific Northwest (Washington), and Southeast (Florida, Texas), with no concentration in any single region. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits (due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing in multiple ancillary categories (due October 7, 2026). None of these opportunities reflects the code's stated surgical procedure scope.