UNSPSC 85672169: Destruction of left knee bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left knee 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 0M5P3ZZ

UNSPSC 85672169 Destruction of left knee bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code showing significant misalignment between its nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure — and the actual state and local procurement activity posted under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect orthopedic surgical procedures but instead cover occupational and disability medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, Centers of Excellence surgical networks, and pediatric emergency medical services. The code does not reflect a coherent procurement signal for the specific surgical intervention its name describes.

The issuing bodies posting under this code span diverse state and local jurisdictions: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel), the City of Long Beach (employee surgical carve-out benefits), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational health surveillance for ferry workers), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (youth detention medical services), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary clinical staffing). Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas. The geographic spread and issuing-body diversity reflect administrative and occupational health needs rather than procurement of the specific surgical procedure named in the code. No recent solicitations document state or local purchase of knee bursa and ligament destruction procedures as a direct health service acquisition.