UNSPSC 85662648: Repair right hip tendon, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right hip tendon, 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 0LQJ4ZZ

UNSPSC 85662648 Repair right hip tendon, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code showing minimal relevant activity in recent state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure — endoscopic hip tendon repair — but the five most recent opportunities tagged to this code are for healthcare services administration and management, not surgical procedures: inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. None of these solicitations involve the orthopedic procedure the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either systematic tagging error or that this code is being used as a catch-all for health services procurement without regard to the specific commodity it names.

The issuing bodies span county governments (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida) and municipal and county health departments (San Mateo County, California; Santa Monica, California). Geographic activity appears concentrated in Florida and California, with one Georgia opportunity. If this code is receiving relevant activity, it is not visible in the recent solicitation record provided. State and local procurement professionals evaluating this code should verify whether it is the correct taxonomy placement for health services contracts or whether opportunities tagged here are misclassified. No recent opportunities for surgical services or related medical device and supply procurement appear under this code.