UNSPSC 85663500: Tendons-upper extremities, percutaneous approach

This class includes one or more of 19 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the tendons of the upper extremities with percutaneous approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0L.

UNSPSC 85663500 Tendons—upper extremities, percutaneous approach is a Class code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a narrow orthopedic or surgical medical device or procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under it span institutional healthcare administration, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care delivery, peer mental health support, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve tendon repair or percutaneous upper-extremity interventions. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a significant gap between the code's intended scope and its actual use in state and local procurement systems.

The issuing bodies posting under this code include county commissions (Collier County, Monroe County, and Muscogee County in Georgia), municipal governments (Santa Monica Fire Department), and county health departments (San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services). Representative recent opportunities include 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's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 members (RFP posted April 9, 2026, due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members (RFP posted March 14, 2026, due April 16, 2026). Activity clusters in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity in California. Because the code's nominal scope diverges sharply from the healthcare administration and behavioral health services actually being solicited, pursue this code only after confirming with the issuing body that tendon or orthopedic device procurement is present in their pipeline.