UNSPSC 85672135: Excision of left ankle bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left ankle 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 0MBR3ZZ

UNSPSC 85672135 Excision of left ankle bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code tagged to state and local procurements that bear no meaningful relationship to the code's clinical procedure name. Recent solicitations under this code classify distinctly different health services — independent medical evaluations for public safety disability determinations, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, specialty surgical carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The code appears to function as a catch-all administrative classification for health benefits and medical services administration rather than a procedure-specific procurement category. State and local issuing bodies across this code include county human resources and health departments, municipal retirement offices, state transportation agencies, county probation departments, and regional health systems. The activities being bought span benefits consulting, medical record review and scheduling, occupational medicine examinations, PBM administration, temporary staffing placement, and care network development.

Recent activity concentrates in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations ($750,000 over five years, proposals due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (proposals due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits for employees and retirees in the Anthem PPO plan (proposals due October 7, 2026, anticipated go-live April 1, 2027), and Collier County Board of County Commissioners' RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual pharmacy spending of approximately $8.7 million (proposals due April 9, 2026). A County of Santa Clara Health System RFP seeks a multiple-award qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing across 13 health professional categories excluding nursing and physician services (proposals due October 7, 2026). The code's nominal name and actual procurement activity remain misaligned, suggesting administrative or legacy coding rather than market-specific opportunity concentration.