UNSPSC 85663547: Drainage of right shoulder tendon, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right 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 0L913ZZ

UNSPSC 85663547 Drainage of right shoulder tendon, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code with a significant mismatch between its nominal clinical descriptor and the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The source contains no recent solicitations for shoulder tendon drainage procedures or related surgical services. Instead, the recent opportunities tagged under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical carve-out benefit programs for municipal employees — none of which align with the code's stated clinical procedure scope. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county juvenile probation departments, county benefits consortiums, and county health systems. This code shows little relevant recent activity and appears to reflect a tagging error rather than active procurement interest in shoulder tendon drainage services.

The recent opportunities actually solicited under this code reflect municipal and county employee health benefits administration rather than clinical procedure procurement. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach solicited surgical carve-out benefit management covering multiple procedure types including shoulder procedures through Centers of Excellence (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation requested occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); Santa Clara County Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories (RFSQ RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026); and Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (RFP 25-8414). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Given the disconnect between code definition and actual procurement substance, this code warrants reassessment for classification accuracy before pursuit decisions are made.