UNSPSC 85662917: Division of perineum tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to division of perineum tendon, open 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 0L8H0ZZ

UNSPSC 85662917 Division of perineum tendon, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — an open surgical division of perineal tendons — but the recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect surgical services, orthopedic care, or related clinical procedures. Instead, the tagged solicitations cover inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. These opportunities span healthcare administration, managed care services, behavioral health support, and physician services, none of which involve the surgical intervention the code nominally describes.

The mismatch between the code's clinical scope and the actual procurements suggests either a classification error in how issuing bodies have tagged these opportunities or a significant divergence between the code's intended use and its application in the field. The recent opportunities originate from diverse state and local issuing bodies—Muscogee County (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and the City of Santa Monica (California)—but they do not support meaningful activity under this Commodity code's true scope. No recent state and local solicitation data supports pursuing this code as a procurement category for surgical services or related medical supply contracting.