UNSPSC 85662318: Excision of right knee tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right knee 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 0LBQ0ZZ

UNSPSC 85662318 Excision of right knee tendon, open approach is a Commodity code that appears to represent a clinical surgical procedure rather than a procurable product or service category. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show no alignment with the code's nominal scope; instead, they span healthcare services procurement across correctional facilities, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer mental health support, and fire department medical direction. None of these opportunities involve orthopedic surgical procedures or knee tendon excision. The mismatch suggests either systematic misclassification of opportunities by issuing bodies or a fundamental misuse of UNSPSC coding for these healthcare service categories.

State and local governments posting under this code are sourcing from Georgia, Florida, and California — Columbus Consolidated Government's Finance Department (Muscogee County Prison medical and pharmacy services via RFP, due May 15, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida (pharmacy benefit management services via RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026), Monroe County Board of County Commissioners in Florida (virtual primary and urgent care services via RFP, due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County Health Behavioral Health and Recovery Services in California (peer support services via RFP 2025-007, due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department in California (medical director services via RFP 455, due October 16, 2025). The code shows insufficient relevant recent activity to support a meaningful business development strategy; potential respondents should verify UNSPSC classification directly with issuing procurement offices before allocating resources to opportunities posted under this code.