UNSPSC 85653618: Transfer left upper arm muscle with skin and subcutaneous tissue, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to transfer left upper arm muscle with skin and subcutaneous tissue, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0KX84Z2

UNSPSC 85653618 Transfer left upper arm muscle with skin and subcutaneous tissue, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal medical procedure classification and the actual work state and local governments are buying under this tag. The recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefit administration, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing pool qualification, and other administrative and clinical services unrelated to surgical tissue transfer procedures. The mix of issuing bodies includes state transportation agencies, county human resources and probation departments, city retirement offices, health systems, and county commissions — representing diverse public-sector employers and social-service agencies rather than a cohesive procurement category. The code's attachment to these opportunities reflects a data-tagging anomaly rather than genuine alignment between the code's stated scope and the services actually being procured.

Recent opportunities cluster in three states: Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services, due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services, due October 7, 2026; County of Santa Clara Health System RFQ for temporary health professional staffing, due October 7, 2026), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services, due October 9, 2026), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department RFI for emergency and specialty medical services, due September 25, 2026), with Florida activity also present (Collier County PBM services RFP, due April 9, 2026). The code's recent posting pattern reflects administrative, occupational health, and benefits-management services rather than elective orthopedic surgical procedures. Business development professionals should verify whether opportunities are correctly tagged under this code; the systematic mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in the state and local procurement systems or the application of a catch-all medical code to non-surgical administrative services.