UNSPSC 85662003: Release left ankle tendon, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left ankle tendon, external 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 0LNTXZZ

UNSPSC 85662003 Release left ankle tendon, external approach is a Commodity code that designates a specific surgical procedure; however, the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect orthopedic or surgical services. Instead, the solicitations tagged to this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, county pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being procured suggests that this code is being applied to a broad range of health services delivery that falls outside its surgical specialty designation. State and local issuing bodies using this code include county corrections departments (Muscogee County, Georgia), county human resources and health plan administrators (Collier County, Florida), county commissioners' offices managing employee health benefits (Monroe County, Florida), county behavioral health agencies (San Mateo County, California), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica, California). The geographic spread spans Florida, Georgia, California, and other states where county health plans and public-safety agencies are managing medical services procurement.

Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 (posted April 15, 2026, due May 15, 2026) for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison, with an annual contract at current cost of $95,537.71 monthly and a two-year initial term; Collier County's RFP 25-8414 (posted April 9, 2026, due April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million; Monroe County's RFP (posted March 14, 2026, due April 16, 2026) for virtual primary care and 24/7 urgent care services for 2,300 county members with performance guarantees and an effective date of October 1, 2026; and Santa Monica Fire Department's RFP 455 (posted February 25, 2026, due October 16, 2025) for a fire department medical director managing oversight of approximately 18,000 annual emergency medical calls. The code shows fragmented activity across health-services categories that do not align with orthopedic surgical procedures, signaling either a cataloging error at the issuing-body level or use of this code as a catch-all for medical services that lack a more precise commodity classification.