UNSPSC 85663440: Excision of right shoulder tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right shoulder 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 0LB10ZZ

UNSPSC 85663440 Excision of right shoulder tendon, open approach is a Commodity code that designates a specific surgical procedure, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with orthopedic surgical services. The sourced opportunities span independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, occupational health surveillance, surgery benefit carve-out networks offering bundled payment models across multiple procedure types (including shoulder procedures), youth detention medical services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which constitutes performance of the specific procedure itself. The code appears to serve as a placeholder or misclassification marker in state and local procurement systems rather than a direct vehicle for purchasing orthopedic surgical capacity.

The recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies including city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health benefit programs (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county commissioners and health consortia (Collier County), and regional public health systems (Santa Clara County). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. None of the posted solicitations—whether RFPs, RFQs, or RFIs—directly procure the surgical procedure named in the code. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent procurement activity suggests that firms targeting this Commodity code should verify alignment with the issuing body's intended procurement category before pursuing opportunities, as the code's presence in a notice does not reliably indicate orthopedic surgical contracting.