UNSPSC 85663617: Supplement left lower arm and wrist tendon with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left lower arm and wrist tendon with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0LU647Z

UNSPSC 85663617 Supplement left lower arm and wrist tendon with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for tendon repair, but the recent opportunities tagged under it do not procure surgical procedures themselves; instead, they solicit medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, emergency medical care for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county probation departments, and municipal human resources divisions—a wide range of public entities managing health benefits, occupational safety, or emergency medical services rather than purchasing surgical intervention directly.

Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington based on recent postings, with no concentration pattern evident. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) to support disability benefit determinations for public safety retirees; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out and Center of Excellence management within its Anthem PPO plan (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). The code appears to be misaligned with the work state and local governments are actually soliciting under it, and pursuit activity should be calibrated to the actual scope of the opportunities rather than the surgical-procedure definition the code nominally represents.