UNSPSC 85671937: Resection of left knee bursa and ligament, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of left knee bursa and ligament, open 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 0MTP0ZZ

UNSPSC 85671937 Resection of left knee bursa and ligament, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its procedural clinical title and the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure; however, the recent solicitations under this code actually involve medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which are surgical procedures themselves. The opportunities instead reflect state and local government purchasing of administrative medical services, benefits management, and clinical staffing support rather than the performance of orthopedic resection procedures. State and local issuers soliciting under this code include municipal retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county probation departments, and county benefits administration offices.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applications, with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations requiring board-certified occupational physicians; the City of Long Beach's RFP (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) for a surgical carve-out benefit program managing knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures through Centers of Excellence for approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) for a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories. The code's tagging appears to reflect a data classification error rather than genuine procurement activity aligned with its procedural scope; business development professionals should verify relevance to their service offerings before pursuing opportunities labeled under this code.