UNSPSC 85662238: Repair right foot tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right 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 0LQV0ZZ

UNSPSC 85662238 Repair right foot tendon, open approach is a Commodity code whose title and scope do not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged to it. The recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations concern orthopedic tendon repair procedures; instead, they reflect administrative, occupational, and employee-benefit medical services that state and local agencies are actively procuring. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal procurement departments (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County), county human resources divisions (Collier County), and regional detention authorities (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). This heterogeneous mix suggests the code has been misapplied or the UNSPSC taxonomy mapping for medical services at this commodity tier does not reflect current state and local usage patterns.

Activity is geographically dispersed across California, Florida, Arizona, Washington, and Texas. The most recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals with proposals due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with proposals due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services with proposals due October 7, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing with proposals due October 7, 2026. Vendors pursuing work under this code should recognize the fundamental mismatch between the code's stated commodity and the actual services being requested, and consider whether their orthopedic procedural capabilities or medical staffing services genuinely fit these administrative and occupational health functions, or whether the code represents a cataloging error that should be flagged during bid clarification.