UNSPSC 85663469: Destruction of left upper arm tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction 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 0L540ZZ

UNSPSC 85663469 Destruction of left upper arm tendon, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal medical-procedure classification does not align with recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code. The six recent opportunities tagged to this code span independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out networks for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for state transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which describe surgical destruction of an upper arm tendon. State and local governments tag opportunities to UNSPSC codes through automated or manual processes that sometimes produce mismatches between code taxonomy and actual scope of work. This code shows little decision-relevant recent activity for vendors pursuing surgical or orthopedic procedure services at the commodity level.

The issuing bodies in the six posted opportunities span city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal human resources and benefits departments (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county benefits administration (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara County). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a response due October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years, and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 with a two-year initial term and optional extensions. Vendors evaluating this code should investigate whether the UNSPSC classification itself reflects procurement practice or represents a data-quality issue within the state and local database system being queried.