UNSPSC 85672044: Drainage of right knee bursa and ligament with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right knee bursa and ligament with drainage device, 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 0M9N00Z

UNSPSC 85672044 Drainage of right knee bursa and ligament with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local opportunities. The code's clinical procedure title bears no relationship to the healthcare administration, occupational health services, and benefits management services that state and local governments are currently buying under this designation. Recent opportunities posted under this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. This apparent mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity suggests either a systematic miscoding issue or that the code is being used as a catch-all for health services procurement that lacks a more precise UNSPSC classification in state and local systems.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and special-purpose districts (Washington State Ferries, Phoenix pension boards). Recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office requesting independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and responses due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach requesting surgical benefit carve-out management with go-live targeted for April 1, 2027; the Washington State Department of Transportation requesting occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issuing an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth; and Santa Clara County Health System establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories with responses due October 7, 2026. Geographic activity includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear concentration in any single state or region.