UNSPSC 85662490: Destruction of right knee tendon, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of right 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 0L5Q3ZZ

UNSPSC 85662490 (Destruction of right knee tendon, percutaneous approach) is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involve the destruction of knee tendons or percutaneous surgical intervention. The mismatch suggests either a data-tagging error in the underlying procurement system or that the code is being misapplied to health-services categories more broadly.

Issuing bodies in the recent sample include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System), and cities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). The geographic distribution spans Washington, Texas, Florida, Arizona, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across ferry system locations due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations due October 16, 2026 with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; and the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical benefit carve-out program for employee health plans due October 7, 2026. Given the absence of procurement activity tied to the code's stated surgical procedure and the concentration of opportunities in employee benefits and occupational health administration, the code presents little actionable opportunity for vendors focused on surgical services or orthopedic procedures.