UNSPSC 85663300: Tendons-upper extremities, open approach-part A

This class includes one or more of 19 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the tendons of the upper extremities with open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0L.

UNSPSC 85663300 Tendons-upper extremities, open approach-part A is a Class code that appears in state and local procurement activity tagged to medical evaluation, staffing, and benefits administration services that bear no operational connection to the code's nominal scope of surgical tendon procedures. The recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, occupational health surveillance for ferry workers, surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involves tendon repair, orthopedic surgery, or related upper-extremity surgical procedures. The mismatch suggests either miscoding at the posting stage or use of this UNSPSC classification as a catch-all placeholder for medical services procurement broadly.

The issuing bodies include a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), county systems (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System), and municipal government (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). Geographic spread covers Washington, Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services to support disability benefit determinations (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 five-year maximum), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 Washington ferry locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, two-year term with extension options), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award vendor qualification RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, five-year qualified list with no guaranteed volume). The code shows recent activity but limited genuine applicability to upper-extremity tendon surgery procurement.