UNSPSC 85663470: Destruction of right upper arm tendon, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction 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 0L530ZZ

UNSPSC 85663470 Destruction of right upper arm tendon, open approach is a Commodity-tier medical procedure code that shows minimal alignment with state and local government procurement activity. The code's clinical nomenclature—a specific surgical intervention—does not map to the services state and local governments are actually buying. Recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention medical services. These solicitations represent administrative, occupational health, benefits management, and staffing functions rather than the discrete surgical procedure the code nominally describes, indicating either systematic miscoding or conflation of medical service categories in the issuing jurisdictions' procurement systems.

The geographic footprint spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State (statewide ferry operations), and Texas (Harris County), with issuing bodies including city retirement offices, county human resources and health departments, state transportation agencies, and county juvenile justice authorities. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) valued at $750,000 over five years, the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code's application to these opportunities suggests procurement offices are using it as a catch-all for medical and health services rather than for the specific orthopedic surgical procedure the nomenclature indicates, limiting its utility as a targeting criterion for firms focused on that clinical domain.