UNSPSC 85663438: Excision of right upper arm tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right 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 0LB30ZZ

UNSPSC 85663438 Excision of right upper arm tendon, open approach is a Commodity code nominally representing a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with its clinical scope. The opportunities actually solicited include comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management services for a county employee health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services for a county workforce, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and medical direction for a municipal fire department EMS program. None of these procurements involve orthopedic or surgical excision services. The issuing bodies span county government purchasing divisions, county human resources and benefits functions, county behavioral health departments, and municipal fire departments—a mix of general procurement offices, health plan administrators, and operational service departments.

The geographic spread includes Georgia (Muscogee County), Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), California (San Mateo County), and California (Santa Monica municipality). The recent opportunities posted under this code between February and May 2026 reflect procurement for healthcare administration, benefits management, and workforce medical support rather than surgical procedures. Representative recent solicitations include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (RFP posted April 15, 2026, due May 15, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners' RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (posted April 9, 2026, due April 9, 2026); and Monroe County Board of County Commissioners' RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members (posted March 14, 2026, due April 16, 2026). The mismatch between the code's nominal clinical procedure and the actual procurement activity suggests the code's use for these opportunities may reflect administrative tagging errors rather than substantive alignment with the surgical procedure the code describes.