UNSPSC 85663341: Reposition left hand tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left hand 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 0LS80ZZ

UNSPSC 85663341 Reposition left hand tendon, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—does not match the range of health services, benefits administration, and occupational medicine programs that state and local bodies are soliciting under this classification. Recent opportunities tagged to this code span independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, surgical procedure carve-out networks, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve tendon repositioning or surgical intervention as a primary deliverable. The issuing bodies include city pension boards, municipal health systems, county health departments, state transportation agencies, and county probation authorities, indicating broad cross-sector use of this code as a catch-all for healthcare procurement rather than its intended surgical specification.

Geographic activity centers on California, Arizona, Washington, and Florida, with recent solicitations from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (RFP for independent medical evaluations due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach (surgical and medical procedure carve-out RFP due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026, pre-bid August 31, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services RFI due September 25, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management RFP due April 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle due October 7, 2026). The code appears to serve as a default medical-services classification in procurement systems rather than a precise descriptor of work being purchased, making it a poor targeting mechanism for vendors focused on actual surgical procedures or tendon repair services.