UNSPSC 85672019: Extirpation of matter from left ankle bursa and ligament, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left ankle 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 0MCR0ZZ

UNSPSC 85672019 Extirpation of matter from left ankle bursa and ligament, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the medical services state and local governments are actually purchasing under this designation. The recent solicitations tagged to this code cover independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical procedure carve-out benefits, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve orthopedic surgical procedures on ankle bursal or ligament tissue. The code appears to be a medical procedure classification that has been misapplied in state and local procurement systems, creating a mismatch between the code's clinical intent and the purchasing activity it has been assigned to cover.

The source presents no state and local solicitations that actually involve the work described in the code name. The opportunities posted under this code span Arizona (City of Phoenix retirement medical evaluations), California (City of Long Beach surgical benefits carve-out and County of Santa Clara temporary health staffing), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department emergency and specialty medical services). This geographic dispersion and the diversity of health-related services involved suggest a tagging error rather than legitimate activity within the orthopedic surgical procedure category.