UNSPSC 85671610: Removal of drainage device from lower bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from lower bursa and ligament, 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 0MPY30Z

UNSPSC 85671610 Removal of drainage device from lower bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with the procedure's clinical scope. Instead, issuing bodies have tagged the code to a broad range of occupational health, employee benefit administration, disability evaluation, and clinical staffing services that fall entirely outside the orthopedic surgical domain. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System have all posted solicitations under this code covering independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and inpatient hospital services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories. This categorical mismatch signals a data-entry or classification error at the source level rather than genuine procurement activity aligned with the code's clinical definition.

The recent opportunities reflect issuing-body diversity across county governments, city human resources and retirement systems, state transportation departments, and health systems, with geographic spread including Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 (maximum contract compensation $750,000 over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program due October 7, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. No recent opportunities reflect actual orthopedic surgical device procurement or bursa and ligament drainage procedures. Vendors considering this code should verify the correct UNSPSC classification with the issuing body before pursuing opportunities, as the code as currently applied does not reflect the work actually being bought.