UNSPSC 85662340: Drainage of right lower leg tendon with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right lower leg tendon with drainage device, 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 0L9N00Z

UNSPSC 85662340 Drainage of right lower leg tendon with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal clinical procedure classification and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational and disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involve orthopedic surgical drainage procedures. State and local procurement offices appear to be using this code as a catch-all taxonomy tag for health benefit and medical services administration rather than as a descriptor of specific surgical interventions, suggesting either systematic miscoding or a data classification issue within these jurisdictions' procurement systems.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include city retirement boards (City of Phoenix), municipal human resources departments (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation departments (Harris County), county commissioners' offices (Collier County), and regional health systems (County of Santa Clara Health System). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year contract ceiling and an October 16, 2026 response deadline; Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 county employees with historical annual spending of $8.7 million; and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services with proposals due October 9, 2026. Given the code's procedural specificity and the administrative-services nature of all recent postings, firms should verify code alignment with procurement offices before pursuing opportunities tagged under this classification.