UNSPSC 85663201: Release left hand tendon, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left hand tendon, external 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 0LN8XZZ

UNSPSC 85663201 Release left hand tendon, external approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under it bear no meaningful relationship to orthopedic or general surgery. Instead, the opportunities solicited span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for Centers of Excellence networks, and emergency medical services for youth in detention. The code appears to be a miscategorization artifact rather than an active procurement category; state and local buyers are not soliciting release-of-left-hand-tendon procedures through standard procurement channels. The issuing bodies in the tagged opportunities span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and municipal entities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), but these bodies are purchasing administrative healthcare services, benefits management, and staffing—not surgical procedures.

The geographic spread includes Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas across the six most-recent opportunities. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) to support disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel, the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows no relevant recent activity for the surgical procedure it nominally describes; procurement professionals should verify with issuing bodies whether the code assignment reflects actual scope or represents a cataloging error before pursuing opportunities under this classification.