UNSPSC 85663337: Resection of left upper arm tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of left upper arm 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 0LT40ZZ

UNSPSC 85663337 Resection of left upper arm tendon, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities posted under this code involve independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. These solicitations span administrative health services, employee benefit management, and occupational medicine rather than orthopedic surgical procedures. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile probation departments, county health consortia, and county health systems—a mix of pension administration, employee benefits, occupational health, and public health functions rather than direct surgical service procurement.

No recent state and local opportunities in the source are actually purchasing orthopedic surgical procedures under this code. The geographic spread of the mismatched opportunities spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), Washington State (WSDOT), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). The most recent posted opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026), and the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services (due October 7, 2026). The persistent mismatch between the code's surgical nomenclature and the actual procurement activity under it suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a need to verify the code assignment before pursuing opportunities listed under this designation.