UNSPSC 85653529: Drainage of left lower arm and wrist muscle, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of 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 0K9B3ZZ

UNSPSC 85653529 Drainage of left lower arm and wrist muscle, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure for percutaneous drainage of an anatomical structure; however, the recent opportunities tagged under this code are general medical services procurement — independent medical evaluations, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve percutaneous drainage of the left lower arm and wrist or related orthopedic surgical procedures. The mismatch indicates that either the code was applied incorrectly by the issuing bodies or the UNSPSC taxonomy entry does not align with how state and local procurement offices are actually using this code designation.

The opportunities in the data reflect instead broader health services categories: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations; Washington State Department of Transportation requested occupational medical surveillance; Collier County solicited pharmacy benefit management; the City of Long Beach pursued surgical center of excellence networks; Harris County sought specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth; and Santa Clara County Health System established a temporary health professional staffing pool. These represent administrative health benefit management, occupational health compliance, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which are surgical procedures themselves. State and local procurement professionals should treat this code with caution; the recent activity does not support pursuit based on the code's nominal scope.