UNSPSC 85670000: Surgical interventions or procedures of bursae and ligaments

This family of surgical interventions or procedures is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS as code 0M Bursae and Ligaments.

UNSPSC 85670000 Surgical interventions or procedures of bursae and ligaments is a Family code. The code's nominal scope addresses surgical procedures on bursal and ligamentous tissues, but recent state and local activity shows mismatch between the code label and the work actually being solicited under it. The recent solicitations tagged to this code center on occupational and disability medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension determinations, Centers of Excellence surgical carve-out networks for employee benefit plans, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories, and emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth. None of these activities involve surgical intervention on bursae or ligaments. The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County), county pension boards (Phoenix), and municipal employee-benefit procurement offices (Long Beach, Collier County). The geographic distribution includes California (Santa Clara, Long Beach), Florida (Collier County), Arizona (Phoenix), Washington (state level), and Texas (Harris County).

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services to support disability pension determinations, due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP (RFP20260825) for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations, due October 9, 2026, with a two-year term and optional five one-year extensions; and the City of Long Beach RFP (HR26753) for a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program offering Centers of Excellence networks for orthopedic, spine, cardiac, weight loss, and oncology procedures, due October 7, 2026, with a two-year initial term and three optional one-year renewals targeting April 1, 2027 contract execution. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated taxonomy scope; the opportunities appear misclassified or the code is being used by issuing bodies to tag medical service procurement more broadly rather than surgical intervention on specific tissue types.