UNSPSC 85662315: Excision of left ankle tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0LBT0ZZ

UNSPSC 85662315 Excision of left ankle tendon, open approach is a Commodity code that does not map to recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the most recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code comprise healthcare administration and management services — inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county prison, pharmacy benefit management services for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services. None of these solicitations involve orthopedic surgery, ankle procedures, or anything substantively related to the code's stated scope. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source system or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy label and how state and local procurement offices are actually using the code.

The recent opportunities that do appear under this code span multiple issuing bodies — the Columbus Consolidated Government (Muscogee County Prison), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (healthcare consortium), Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, San Mateo County Health, and the Santa Monica Fire Department — and represent healthcare contracting across Georgia, Florida, and California. These are RFPs with response dates ranging from April 2026 through July 2025, covering service contracts valued from roughly $95,000 monthly (Muscogee County) to $8.7 million annually (Collier County pharmacy) and $580,000 over three years (San Mateo peer support). Because the code's nominal scope bears no relation to what these jurisdictions are actually procuring, this code does not represent a coherent market segment for business development purposes.