UNSPSC 85662005: Release left knee tendon, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left knee 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 0LNRXZZ

UNSPSC 85662005 "Release left knee tendon, external approach" is a Commodity code that shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its clinical scope. The most recent opportunities tagged under this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical carve-out benefit administration, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which directly correspond to orthopedic surgical procedures or knee tendon release services.

The mismatch between the code's nominal surgical procedure scope and the actual opportunities posted suggests either miscoding at the issuing-agency level or that the code itself is not actively used by state and local buyers for surgical service procurement. Agencies soliciting medical services under this code include the City of Phoenix (retirement board disability evaluations), City of Long Beach (surgical benefits carve-out), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and inpatient services), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary health professional staffing). The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. Without recent opportunities that actually procure knee tendon release procedures or similar orthopedic surgical services, this code presents limited pursuit clarity for firms in the surgical services space.