UNSPSC 85663409: Release left hand tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release 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 0LN80ZZ

UNSPSC 85663409 Release left hand tendon, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the most recent opportunities posted under this code focus on occupational and disability medical services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency/specialty care coordination — none of which involve surgical intervention for tendon release. The mismatch between the code's clinical description and the scope of actual solicitations indicates minimal relevant procurement activity under this code.

Recent opportunities across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington involve medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), occupational medical surveillance for transportation employees (Washington State Department of Transportation), surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees (City of Long Beach), pharmacy benefit administration (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), temporary health professional staffing qualification pools (County of Santa Clara Health System), and emergency/specialty care for youth in custody (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). These solicitations target independent medical evaluation firms, occupational medicine providers, pharmacy benefit managers, staffing agencies, and hospital networks—none of which are vendors pursuing orthopedic or hand surgical services. State and local governments do not appear to be buying this specific procedure code at present.