UNSPSC 85662405: Repair left knee tendon, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left knee 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 0LQR3ZZ

UNSPSC 85662405 Repair left knee tendon, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code with a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The code names a specific surgical procedure, but recent opportunities solicited under this designation do not involve procurement of knee tendon repair services at all. Instead, state and local bodies are using the code to tag opportunities for medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs — none of which align with the orthopedic surgical procedure the code purports to describe. This suggests the code is either misapplied by issuing bodies or serves as a catch-all placeholder for health services that do not fit elsewhere in the taxonomy.

Recent activity shows issuing bodies spanning multiple jurisdictions and government types. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel ($750,000 over five years, due October 16, 2026). The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, solicited occupational medical surveillance services across 14 locations statewide (RFP posted August 25, due October 9, 2026). The City of Long Beach requested proposals for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program offering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology services through Centers of Excellence (due October 7, 2026). The County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories including orthopedic services (due October 7, 2026). Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026), and Collier County Commissioners solicited Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spending around $8.7 million. Given the complete disconnect between the code's stated procedure name and the health services actually being procured, this code shows limited relevance for vendors targeting state and local orthopedic surgery or surgical supply opportunities.