UNSPSC 85671806: Release right knee bursa and ligament, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release right knee bursa and ligament, external 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 0MNNXZZ

UNSPSC 85671806 Release right knee bursa and ligament, external approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The five most recent opportunities posted under this code involve inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical director contracting — none of which involve orthopedic surgical procedures or knee-related medical interventions. The code shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and actual procurement usage, suggesting either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that the code is being applied as a catch-all for health services contracting that does not fit the orthopedic procedure category. State and local buyers tagging opportunities under this code appear to be using it to classify general medical services procurement rather than procedure-specific surgical work.

The issuing bodies include Columbus Consolidated Government (Muscogee County Prison in Georgia), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), San Mateo County Health (California), and Santa Monica Fire Department (California). The geographic spread spans Georgia, Florida, and California, with no discernible pattern suggesting a concentrations of knee-surgery-related procurement. The most recent opportunities include an RFP for inmate medical and pharmacy services (Columbus Consolidated Government, due May 15, 2026), an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (Collier County, due April 9, 2026), an RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services (Monroe County, due April 16, 2026), an RFP for peer support for peer workers (San Mateo County, due July 2, 2025), and an RFP for fire department medical director services (Santa Monica Fire Department, due October 16, 2025). This code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated orthopedic surgical focus.