UNSPSC 85662101: Transfer left foot tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to transfer left foot tendon, open 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 0LXW0ZZ

UNSPSC 85662101 Transfer left foot tendon, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes an orthopedic surgical procedure, but the five most recent opportunities posted under this classification span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support programs for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve surgical tendon transfer procedures.

The mismatch between the code's surgical procedure name and the actual scope of work being procured suggests either systematic tagging error within the state and local procurement databases or that this code is being used as a catch-all for diverse healthcare service categories that do not fit neatly elsewhere in the UNSPSC taxonomy. The issuing bodies include a county corrections system (Muscogee County, Georgia), county government health benefits programs (Collier County and Monroe County, Florida), county behavioral health services (San Mateo County, California), and municipal fire services (Santa Monica, California), with opportunities ranging from $580,000 for a three-year peer support pilot to approximately $8.7 million in annual pharmacy spending. Without evidence of actual tendon transfer procedures being solicited under this code in state and local markets, the code does not present a viable business development target in its current taxonomy placement.