UNSPSC 85662611: Replacement of right ankle tendon with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right ankle tendon with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0LRS4JZ

UNSPSC 85662611 Replacement of right ankle tendon with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitation activity, does not align with the actual work being procured. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but state and local governments are posting opportunities under this code for medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out benefit programs, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which represent a discrete surgical procedure or implant replacement. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, state departments of transportation, county juvenile probation departments, and county commissioners' procurement divisions. The recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida, with geographic spread driven by individual agency operational needs rather than concentrated demand in any region.

Representative recent opportunities show the mismatch plainly. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RFP RTMRFP26001 on September 16, 2026, seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a five-year maximum compensation of $750,000. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Washington State Ferries, posted RFP 20260825 on August 25, 2026, requesting occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026. The City of Long Beach posted RFP HR26753 on August 26, 2026, for a surgical benefit carve-out program offering Centers of Excellence networks for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures on a voluntary basis, with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code shows little relevant recent activity under its stated scope; the opportunities tagged to it do not represent procurement of the specific procedure named in the code's taxonomy.