UNSPSC 85662404: Repair right ankle tendon, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right ankle tendon, percutaneous 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 0LQS3ZZ

UNSPSC 85662404 Repair right ankle tendon, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code with a significant disconnect between its nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—and the actual state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, medical staffing pools, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefits carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these solicitations concern ankle tendon repair or percutaneous surgical technique. State and local governments appear to be using this code to flag health-care-related procurements broadly rather than a narrow procedural service line. The work being tagged includes administrative medical services (record review, examination scheduling, occupational surveillance), benefits program management and carve-outs, temporary clinical staffing, and emergency inpatient care coordination—all substantially different from orthopedic surgical repair.

The issuing bodies span county human resources and benefits offices (Collier County, County of Santa Clara), municipal retirement systems (City of Phoenix), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and juvenile justice agencies (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and municipal benefits administrators (City of Long Beach). Recent activity is concentrated in California (Santa Clara County, Long Beach), Arizona (Phoenix), Washington State (Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with no single jurisdiction dominating. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for public-safety pension disability determinations, due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations, due October 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, orthopedic, surgical services, and therapy) due October 7, 2026. The code shows no coherent procurement category; vendors evaluating this code should verify the specific scope in each RFP rather than rely on the code name.