UNSPSC 85662201: Replacement of left foot tendon with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left foot tendon with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0LRW0KZ

UNSPSC 85662201 Replacement of left foot tendon with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows limited alignment between its clinical nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's title describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the most-recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-outs for employee benefit plans, and specialty medical services for detained youth—none of which involve surgical tendon replacement. The mismatch suggests either miscoding at the issuing-body level or use of the code as a catch-all placeholder for healthcare services procurement that falls outside more precisely defined taxonomy entries.

Geographic activity centers on California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Arizona (City of Phoenix), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County). The issuing bodies include city retirement and benefits offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county probation departments. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, proposals due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel; Washington State Ferries' RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, proposals due October 9, 2026, pre-bid conference August 31, 2026); and County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, proposals due October 7, 2026). Given the code's poor semantic fit to actual procurement activity, business development professionals should verify with issuing bodies whether these opportunities reflect true coding intent or represent administrative miscoding that may not repeat in future cycles.