UNSPSC 85662103: Transfer left ankle tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to transfer left ankle 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 0LXT0ZZ

UNSPSC 85662103 Transfer left ankle tendon, open approach is a Commodity code that the source does not support with relevant state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged to it reflect a material mismatch: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office is soliciting independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations; the City of Long Beach is requesting a surgical procedure carve-out and Center of Excellence network program for employees and retirees; the Washington State Department of Transportation is procuring occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department is seeking hospital-based and specialty medical services for detained youth; Collier County is issuing an RFP for pharmacy benefit management; and the County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these opportunities involves the procurement or direct delivery of transfer left ankle tendon procedures as a line item or service scope.

The tagged opportunities span health benefits administration, medical staffing, and occupational surveillance—none of which aligns with the code's orthopedic surgical procedure definition. This suggests either a tagging error at the source or a fundamental mismatch between the code's taxonomy placement and how state and local procurement offices are actually using it. Practitioners evaluating this code should treat recent activity under it as unreliable for market signals. No relevant state and local contract opportunities for ankle tendon transfer procedures are present in the source.