UNSPSC 85663515: Release left shoulder tendon, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left shoulder tendon, percutaneous 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 0LN23ZZ

UNSPSC 85663515 Release left shoulder tendon, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that bears little relationship to the state and local contract opportunities posted under it. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the recent solicitations show state and local jurisdictions are tagging broader healthcare procurement activities—independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, and specialty healthcare for detained youth—under this code number. The issuing bodies are diverse: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (for pension board disability determinations), the City of Long Beach (for employee health benefits), the Washington State Department of Transportation (for occupational health), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (for youth detention healthcare), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (for temporary health professional staffing). None of these solicitations involve release of left shoulder tendons or percutaneous orthopedic approaches. The code appears to function as a catch-all tag for medical services rather than a precise commodity classifier.

Geographic activity is scattered across Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas, with no clear regional concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's Independent Medical Evaluation Services RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years) for disability benefit review and physician-examination coordination; the City of Long Beach's Surgery Benefit for Health PPO Plan RFP (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) for Centers of Excellence surgical carve-outs covering knee, hip, shoulder, spine, and other procedures on a voluntary basis for 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees; and the Washington State Department of Transportation's Occupational Medical Surveillance RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for baseline and periodic medical examinations across fourteen ferry system locations, with cost-based scoring favoring competitive pricing at 40 percent weight. The code shows meaningful recent activity but lacks coherence with its nominal scope, suggesting either a systematic coding error or misalignment between the commodity taxonomy and actual health services procurement practice.